Summary
Auburn Mountainview High School is a public grades 9–12 school in Auburn, Washington, serving approximately 1,560 students in the Auburn School District. The school is in a diverse suburban area and has relatively high economic need, with 58.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its 18.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio is comparatively favorable among nearby comprehensive high schools. However, its latest statewide ranking—290th of 396 high schools, or approximately the 27th percentile—shows that overall academic performance remains a concern.
Graduation and student persistence are stronger than the school’s ranking suggests. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 84.5%, above both the district’s 81.4% and Washington’s 82.6%, while the dropout rate was 8.9%, below the district’s 11.4% and the state’s 9.8%. Still, graduation has declined steadily from 93.6% in 2020–21, and the dropout rate has risen from 4.6% over the same period. Academically, English Language Arts is the relative strength: 47.81% of students were proficient in 2025–26, above the district’s 42.44% but below the state’s 52.81%. Mathematics is the clearest weakness, with only 18.10% proficiency—well below the district’s 32.91% and state’s 43.11%. Science proficiency was 38.65%, roughly matching the district but trailing the state.
Recent results point to a year of broad decline: ELA, math, science, graduation, and the school’s ranking all weakened. The 2025–26 ranking was also much lower than the 63rd-percentile result recorded in 2015–16. Compared with nearby schools, Auburn Senior High School, Mountainview has slightly stronger ELA and math results, a higher graduation rate, and a lower dropout rate. It trails Kentridge High School, Kentlake High School, and Kentwood High School on most academic measures. The most important priorities are improving mathematics, supporting economically disadvantaged and multilingual students, and preserving the school’s relative strengths in graduation and dropout prevention.
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