Summary
Auburn Senior High School is a public grades 9–12 school in Auburn, Washington, serving 1,918 students in the Auburn School District and located in a relatively high-need community, where 63.24% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. The school has shown gradual improvement, rising from the 14th percentile statewide in 2020–21 to the 26th percentile in 2025–26, but it remains below the middle of Washington schools overall.
Academically, English Language Arts is the school’s strongest area: 45.94% of students were proficient in 2025–26, above the district’s 42.44% but below the state’s 52.81%. Science proficiency was 39.07%, slightly above the district, while math was a major weakness at 17.78%, compared with 32.91% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. ELA has declined from 51.58% two years earlier, while math has remained below 20% in every reported year. Graduation improved to 80.5% in 2024–25, nearly matching district and state results, but the 14.2% dropout rate remains a serious concern.
The most important nearby comparison is Auburn Riverside High School, which serves a similar number of students in the same district but has stronger results: 62.50% ELA proficiency, a 92.0% graduation rate, and a 5.5% dropout rate. Auburn Mountainview High School is a closer academic peer, with nearly identical test results, but stronger completion outcomes, including an 84.5% graduation rate and an 8.9% dropout rate. For parents, the clearest questions are how the school is addressing persistent math weaknesses, supporting students at risk of leaving school, and improving outcomes for low-income students and English Language Learners while building on recent gains in science, graduation, and selected student groups.
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