Summary:
Auburn School District has four high schools serving grades 9–12 in the Auburn area of Washington: three large comprehensive schools and the smaller Auburn Opportunity Project. Together, the schools list 5,422 students, with about 98% enrolled at Auburn Senior, Auburn Riverside, or Auburn Mountainview. Families should note that the Opportunity Project is a specialized program and is not directly comparable to the three traditional high schools.
Auburn Riverside High School is the strongest overall performer. It has the highest reported ranking, a 92.0% graduation rate, and the lowest dropout rate at 5.5%. It also leads the district’s high schools in current English language arts, math, and science proficiency, although its math result of 27.06% remains below the district and state averages. Auburn Mountainview High School has a solid 84.5% graduation rate and an 8.9% dropout rate, both better than the district overall, but its ranking and test results declined notably in the most recent year. Its ELA and science results remain slightly above district levels, while math is a significant weakness.
Auburn Senior High School has shown gradual ranking improvement, but it has the lowest graduation rate among the comprehensive schools at 80.5%, the highest dropout rate at 14.2%, and the lowest math proficiency at 17.78%. Across the district, math is the clearest shared challenge: all three comprehensive schools perform below the district’s 32.91% proficiency rate. ELA is comparatively stronger, especially at Riverside. The Auburn Opportunity Project serves only 92 students and has different program goals and enrollment patterns, so parents should evaluate it using alternative-program measures rather than comparing it directly with the comprehensive high schools.
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