The 2013-14 school year marked the second year Hawaii’s public schools were evaluated under Strive HI, a new accountability system that replaces outdated requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

The U.S. Department of Education granted Hawaii a waiver last summer in exchange for adopting high standards and an alternative accountability system.

In addition to test scores, schools are evaluated on how well they reduce chronic absenteeism, increase graduation and college-going rates, and close the achievement gap between high-needs students and their non-highneeds peers, among other measures.

ENLARGE PHOTO.

ENLARGE PHOTO.