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Rainier Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Rainier Middle School is a public grades 6–8 school in Auburn, Washington, serving 907 students in the Auburn School District in a relatively high-need community. About 60.64% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Rainier’s student-teacher ratio is 17.4 to 1, and per-student spending was $17,157, so staffing and spending are generally comparable with nearby schools. The school ranks in the 24th percentile statewide and received a one-star rating in the supplied 2025–2026 data.

Current academic results are below both district and state averages: 36.89% of students were proficient in English language arts, 25.48% in math, and 31.16% in science. Math is the weakest subject overall, although it is a relative strength compared with nearby Auburn schools. Rainier outperformed Olympic Middle School in all three subjects and exceeded Cascade Middle School in math and science. It trails Mt Baker Middle School, which leads the Auburn comparison group. Farther comparisons show larger gaps: Meridian Middle School and Mattson Middle School have notably higher proficiency in every subject.

Rainier’s long-term ranking has fallen from the 58th percentile in 2015–2016 to the 24th percentile currently, although it has improved modestly from a recent low of the 19th percentile. Science has shown encouraging growth, rising from 22.95% proficiency in 2023–2024 to 31.16% in 2025–2026, while ELA and math changed little recently. Grade-level results offer some positive signs: Rainier exceeded district math results in grades 6, 7, and 8. Parent attention may be especially useful around 7th-grade ELA, science improvement, and support for English learners and students from low-income households, whose subgroup effectiveness indicators are among the school’s weakest.

907

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,157

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

30620 116th Ave SE
Auburn, WA 98092-3161

(253) 931-4843

District: Auburn School District

Students who attend Rainier Middle School usually attend:

High:

Auburn Mountainview High School

Feeder schools for Rainier Middle School:

Elementary:	Arthur Jacobsen Elementary
	Hazelwood Elementary School
	Lea Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.5%

Asian:

24.6%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

393^rd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Auburn School District

148^th of 238Auburn School District among Washington districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	393 of 514	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	422 of 534	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	434 of 535	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	403 of 539	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	398 of 541	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	381 of 529	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	326 of 512	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	226 of 437	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.9	196 of 435	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.8	185 of 443	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.1	121 of 445	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	54.2	230 of 498	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	207 of 497	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	174 of 492	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.3	211 of 483	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	193 of 476	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	147 of 466	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	169 of 463	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.9	175 of 449	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.4	145 of 425	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.0	156 of 421	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	98 of 100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	89 of 101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	73 of 90	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	78 of 96	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	79 of 104	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	104 of 114	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	138 of 147	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	126 of 148	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	145 of 161	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	128 of 149	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	104 of 152	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	134 of 143	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	93 of 96	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	98 of 135	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	364 of 443	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	374 of 471	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	378 of 464	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	335 of 464	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	341 of 479	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	316 of 469	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	288 of 452	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	200 of 376	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	241 of 347	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	284 of 347	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	310 of 344	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	270 of 336	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	261 of 360	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	209 of 353	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	200 of 344	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	150 of 259	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	414 of 453	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	407 of 457	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	413 of 455	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	378 of 463	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	395 of 475	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	334 of 458	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	339 of 448	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	338 of 454	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	371 of 472	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	378 of 466	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	376 of 470	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	374 of 480	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	346 of 476	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	287 of 453	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	202 of 371	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	125 of 222	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	167 of 246	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	187 of 243	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	187 of 244	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	184 of 257	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	158 of 250	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	180 of 246	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.4	57 of 166	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	184 of 199	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	182 of 210	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	117 of 268	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	397 of 453	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	410 of 488	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	430 of 486	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	336 of 488	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	358 of 488	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	323 of 480	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	300 of 470	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	170 of 325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2022)8th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science31%-20 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

It'ss a good school with some nice teachers, but multiple times teachers have lied and kept perfectly capable students out of advanced classes, for no reason. Also, the school is rundown and needs better funding. Multiple classrooms have lights or ceiling tiles loose. However, the band program is good and the school typically does well/okay in sports. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	30620 116th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4843	907	52	17.4	60.6%	277 (30.5%)	94 (10.4%)	200 (22.1%)	223 (24.6%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.1%)	83 (9.2%)	24	393^rd of 514 public middle schools	23.5%		23.7	422^nd of 534 public middle schools	21.0%	29	31.2	31.2	35.9	36.8	37.9	36.9	25.4	26.0	25.1	25.5	$17,157	$640	$16,517
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1015 24th St NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4995	966	53	18.1	65.2%	294 (30.4%)	105 (10.9%)	286 (29.6%)	117 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	77 (8.0%)	80 (8.3%)	22.2	404^th of 514 public middle schools	21.4%		18.3	448^th of 534 public middle schools	16.1%	44	28.7	28.7	38.6	42.5	36.5	39.3	23.3	20.5	18.5	20.9	$16,918	$693	$16,225
Canyon Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	11000 SE 264th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 373-7542	821	40	20.3	73.0%	207 (25.2%)	112 (13.6%)	190 (23.1%)	185 (22.5%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.6%)	84 (10.2%)	10.8	473^rd of 514 public middle schools	8.0%		12.8	479^th of 534 public middle schools	10.3%	6	23.1	23.1	22.0	31.3	20.5	24.7	13.7	20.8	20.4	18.1	$20,347	$1,072	$19,275
Olympic Middle School	Public	6-8	839 21st ST SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4966	956	56	17.1	68.0%	195 (20.4%)	54 (5.6%)	432 (45.2%)	92 (9.6%)	32 (3.3%)	60 (6.3%)	91 (9.5%)	16.2	446^th of 514 public middle schools	13.2%		16.2	462^nd of 534 public middle schools	13.5%	16	29.9	29.9	26.1	30.4	35.1	30.5	21.5	22.0	19.7	21.1	$16,905	$726	$16,179
Mt Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	620 37th St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4555	917	49	18.5	54.9%	256 (27.9%)	72 (7.9%)	332 (36.2%)	130 (14.2%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.6%)	89 (9.7%)	38.7	302^nd of 514 public middle schools	41.2%		36.9	328^th of 534 public middle schools	38.6%	26	41.5	41.5	42.5	54.9	41.0	46.0	28.4	35.8	23.4	29.0	$17,563	$601	$16,962
Kilo Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4700	669	37	18.0	73.7%	143 (21.4%)	85 (12.7%)	238 (35.6%)	114 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	60 (9.0%)	36.3	317^th of 514 public middle schools	38.3%		29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%	61	44.1	44.1	33.8	46.3	48.6	42.9	26.1	29.7	31.6	29.1	$18,574	$552	$18,022
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	23480 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7383	647	32	20.0	55.6%	121 (18.7%)	110 (17.0%)	145 (22.4%)	199 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	54 (8.3%)	54.3	211^th of 514 public middle schools	58.9%		59.2	195^th of 534 public middle schools	63.5%	16	48.3	48.3	42.4	62.4	52.4	52.5	32.3	43.4	36.1	37.3	$19,721	$1,079	$18,642
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Central Ave N	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7446	866	46	18.9	73.0%	85 (9.8%)	144 (16.6%)	369 (42.6%)	154 (17.8%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.9%)	33 (3.8%)	5.2	506^th of 514 public middle schools	1.6%		3.9	532^nd of 534 public middle schools	0.4%	26	18.0	18.0	19.4	20.0	17.8	19.1	11.7	11.2	9.9	11.0	$18,728	$1,086	$17,642
Mattson Middle School	Public	6-8	16400 SE 251st ST	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7670	719	39	18.4	46.0%	268 (37.3%)	46 (6.4%)	165 (22.9%)	137 (19.1%)	9 (1.3%)	11 (1.5%)	81 (11.3%)	48.4	242^nd of 514 public middle schools	52.9%		46.1	267^th of 534 public middle schools	50.0%	25	48.3	48.3	45.0	45.4	50.2	46.8	32.4	39.1	38.2	36.4	$19,325	$679	$18,646
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	26630 40th Ave S	Kent	98031	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5100	810	42	19.2	79.5%	95 (11.7%)	140 (17.3%)	291 (35.9%)	145 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	96 (11.9%)	8.2	490^th of 514 public middle schools	4.7%		7.8	512^th of 534 public middle schools	4.1%	22	17.1	17.1	18.8	31.8	22.0	24.4	12.2	18.0	13.5	14.6	$17,943	$1,449	$16,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainier Middle School

What district is Rainier Middle School in?

Auburn School District

Is Rainier Middle School a good school?

Rainier Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Rainier Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rainier Middle School usually go on to attend Auburn Mountainview High School

What is the racial makeup of Rainier Middle School?

Students at Rainier Middle School are 31% White, 25% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Rainier Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 907 students attended Rainier Middle School.

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