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President William McKinley High School, more commonly referred to as McKinley High School, is a comprehensive public high school in the Honolulu District of the Hawaii State Depar…
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Investigate this subjectPresident William McKinley High School, more commonly referred to as McKinley High School, is a comprehensive public high school in the Honolulu District of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades nine through twelve.
President William McKinley High School, more commonly referred to as McKinley High School, is a comprehensive public high school in the Honolulu District of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades nine through twelve. McKinley is one of three schools in the Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area which includes Kaimuki High School and Roosevelt High School. It was founded as Fort Street English Day School in 1865. Later known as Honolulu High School, it was renamed in memorial to William McKinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United States, in 1907. President William McKinley High School is one of the oldest secondary schools in the state and several of its buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The campus displays sculptures by Satoru Abe (1926–2025) and Bumpei Akaji (1921–2002). McKinley High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The high school was established in 1865 as the Fort Street English Day School and was founded by Maurice B. Beckwith. In November 1869, it was moved to Keōua Hale, the former palace of Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani. In 1895, it was renamed to Honolulu High School. In 1907, it was moved to the corner of Beretania and Victoria Streets and renamed President William McKinley High School. It finally moved to its present campus on King Street in 1923.
On June 5, 1938, the school gave diplomas to 1,288 students, the largest number of diplomas in the history of the school.
In February 2023, McKinley High School junior Sara Yara was killed in a hit and run after a driver ran her over on a crosswalk near the school. The driver was charged with negligent homicide, amongst other charges. As a result of the incident, speed bumps, raised crosswalks, and red light cameras were added around the school's vicinity.
As of the 2023–2024 school year, the school is ranked #13 in Hawaii and #4,394 in national on the U.S. News & World Report. The school had a 44.4% advanced placement participation rate, with 20% passing the exam.
As of the 2023–2024 school year, the school requires six credits in Electives, four credits in English, four credits in Social Studies, three credits in Mathematics, three credits in Science, two credits in either Fine Arts, World Languages, or Career Technical Education/JROTC, one credit in Physical Education, a half credit in Health, and a half credit for the Personal Transition Plan (PTP), for a total of 24 credits.
The school utilizes a Smaller Learning Community (SLC) career academy structure, which places freshmen students into a single housed academy and allows them to choose a career academy for their sophomore through senior year. The career academies are the Academy of Health Sciences, the McKinley Business Academy, the Tiger Media Learning Center Academy, and the McKinley STEM Academy. The school also offers a Global Academy, which allows students to take electives that are not a part of an academy.
McKinley High School is part of the Hawaii Department of Education Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area along with Kaimuki High School and Roosevelt High School.
The school offers a variety of clubs. Notable clubs based on organizations include CyberPatriot, DECA, National FFA Organization, and HOSA. Notable service clubs include Key Club and Leo Club.
McKinley competes in the Oahu Interscholastic Association. As of the 2024–2025 school year, McKinley has 56 teams competing in 19 sports. These sports include cheerleading, cross country running, football, volleyball, soft tennis, bowling, air riflery, softball, basketball, soccer, swimming, golf, wrestling, canoe paddling, baseball, tennis, judo, boys' volleyball, track and field, water polo, and flag football.
McKinley has fielded girls' teams in basketball, volleyball, and swimming as early as in the 1910s. Some years even fielded girls' baseball team before softball became recognized as its own sport. The yearbooks of those early years noted games often against St. Andrew's Priory, YWCA, Palama, Normal School (later merged with University of Hawaiʻi's College of Education), and even College of Hawaii (now known as University of Hawaiʻi). McKinley was a founding member of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu in 1909 alongside Punahou and Kamehameha. In 1970, McKinley left the ILH with four oth
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