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Rainier Junior/Senior High School

Q: Is Rainier Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Rainier Junior/Senior High School ranks 93 rd of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 66% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Rainier Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Rainier, Oregon, with 379 students. The school is part of the Rainier School District 13, which is ranked 96 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rainier Junior/Senior High School has shown mixed academic performance, with 11th-grade proficiency rates higher than the state in English Language Arts but lower in Mathematics and Science. The school's performance in lower grades has been inconsistent, sometimes exceeding and sometimes falling short of the state and district averages. Compared to nearby schools, Rainier Junior/Senior High School generally outperforms Plymouth High School and Vernonia High School in academic metrics, but lags behind Clatskanie Middle/High School. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from a low of 62.5% to a high of 81.8%, which is generally on par with the nearby schools.

A significant concern for Rainier Junior/Senior High School is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 51.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. However, the school has performed well in terms of academic achievement for its male and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state in these categories.

366

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,423

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28170 Old Rainier Rd
Rainier, OR 97048-3017

(503) 556-4215

District: Rainier School District 13

Feeder schools for Rainier Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Hudson Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2014 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Oregon median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Oregon average (62% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 34% Oregon)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Oregon avg34%

Middle school

237^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

93^rd of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Oregon High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^th of 140Rainier School District 13 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	237 of 368	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	250 of 371	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	318 of 380	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	238 of 367	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	316 of 379	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	288 of 384	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.3	181 of 382	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.5	246 of 383	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.9	309 of 381	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	347 of 382	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	313 of 377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	286 of 395	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	258 of 357	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	283 of 343	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	264 of 323	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	282 of 315	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	238 of 295	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.8	192 of 285	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	15.1	244 of 271	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.0	199 of 270	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	194 of 316	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	179 of 313	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	286 of 323	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	228 of 310	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	219 of 277	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	230 of 342	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	43 of 210	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	72 of 240	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	134 of 244	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	237 of 312	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	236 of 364	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	247 of 282	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	196 of 325	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	232 of 330	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	259 of 323	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	232 of 318	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	165 of 312	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	246 of 291	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	293 of 341	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	130 of 150	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	279 of 351	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	276 of 349	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	321 of 360	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	257 of 355	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	301 of 344	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	301 of 357	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	93 of 270	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	101 of 268	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	72 of 258	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	24.7	193 of 241	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	96 of 266	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	114 of 283	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	101 of 283	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.0	173 of 292	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.3	67 of 292	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	63.0	119 of 301	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.0	166 of 303	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.5	101 of 308	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	205 of 299	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.4	181 of 285	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	79.2	39 of 263	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	62.5	89 of 249	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	122 of 244	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.2	72 of 235	69.4%	★★★★☆
2005	64.5	75 of 231	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	103 of 225	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	111 of 211	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	88 of 213	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	79 of 200	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	124 of 194	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	57 of 199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	127 of 251	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	75.5	19 of 134	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	22 of 166	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	35 of 170	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	61 of 224	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	24.8	193 of 241	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	56 of 229	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	143 of 254	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	36 of 237	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	83 of 216	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	38 of 214	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	28.3	154 of 200	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	50 of 206	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	82 of 250	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2019	50.8	40 of 98	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	113 of 250	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	96 of 244	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	79 of 237	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	182 of 228	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	110 of 245	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	121 of 266	54.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Hispanic (2018)80th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2023)86th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2019)59th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+5 vs state

Science24%-6 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rainier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28170 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 556-4215	366	22	16.6	79.0%	301 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	59.1	93^rd of 270 public high schools	65.6%		54.9	101^st of 268 public high schools	62.3%	8	44.3	39.2	60.0	27.1	17.6	18.2	11.8	34.5	$20,423	$1,607	$18,816
Clatskanie Middle/High School	Public	7-12	471 SW Bel Air Dr	Clatskanie	97016	Columbia County	Clatskanie School District 6J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 728-2146	307	20	15.1	78.2%	247 (80.5%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	43.3	144^th of 270 public high schools	46.7%		50.3	116^th of 268 public high schools	56.7%	28	30.9	31.9	53.6	18.2	17.0	17.9	29.2	20.0	$24,315	$1,147	$23,169
Plymouth High School	Public	9-12	470 N 16th St	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 366-7200	65	3	19.6	73.8%	43 (66.2%)	2 (3.1%)	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)									$18,680	$442	$18,239
St Helens High School	Public	9-12	2375 Gable Rd	Saint Helens	97051	Columbia County	St Helens School District 502	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 397-1900	823	38	21.3	72.7%	633 (76.9%)	7 (0.9%)	93 (11.3%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.7%)	56 (6.8%)	39.7	154^th of 270 public high schools	43.0%		33.2	179^th of 268 public high schools	33.2%	25			36.0			14.1		34.6	$19,787	$1,145	$18,642
Vernonia High School	Public	9-12	1000 Missouri Ave	Vernonia	97064	Columbia County	Vernonia School District 47J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 429-1333	178	10	17.5	72.5%	149 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	22.4	222^nd of 270 public high schools	17.8%		21.2	220^th of 268 public high schools	17.9%	2			23.3					24.3	$27,416	$1,986	$25,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainier Junior/Senior High School

What schools feed into Rainier Junior/Senior High School?

Rainier Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hudson Park Elementary School

How many students attend Rainier Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Rainier Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rainier Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Rainier Junior/Senior High School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Rainier Junior/Senior High School in?

Rainier School District 13

Is Rainier Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Rainier Junior/Senior High School ranks 93^rd of 270 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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