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Rainier View Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Rainier View Elementary School in Federal Way, WA, serves approximately 495 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in a high-need area, with a 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. The school is part of the Federal Way School District and has a 1-star rating, ranking in the 13th percentile among Washington elementary schools. About 78.38% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, a higher share than most nearby schools. This context is important when comparing results, although the school’s achievement levels remain below both district and state averages.

In 2025–26, 30.87% of students were proficient in English language arts, 24.12% in math, and 24.05% in science. These were the lowest results among the nearby Federal Way schools with current all-grade data, including Sherwood Forest Elementary School, Enterprise Elementary School, and Lakeland Elementary School. The closest comparison is Panther Lake Elementary School, which serves a similarly high-need population and has a comparable overall ranking. Rainier View was nearly even with Panther Lake in ELA and slightly higher in math, but lower in science. Grade-level results point to particular concerns in third-grade ELA, fifth-grade math, and fifth-grade science.

There are also encouraging signs. Rainier View’s ranking improved from the 3rd percentile in 2021–22 through 2023–24 to the 13th percentile in 2025–26. ELA proficiency rose from 19.81% in 2022–23 to 30.87%, and fourth-grade ELA slightly exceeded the district rate. Math and science have improved more modestly, so sustaining the ELA gains while strengthening foundational math and science should be priorities. The school’s spending and class-size measures are not unusual compared with nearby schools, suggesting that instructional consistency, attendance, intervention services, and student-support systems may deserve close attention. Stronger nearby schools such as Enterprise and Lakeland could provide useful same-district examples of practices to examine.

495

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,663

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3015 S 368th St
Federal Way, WA 98003-7669

(253) 945-3700

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Rainier View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoyah Middle School
High:	Todd Beamer High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

27.9%

White:

22.2%

Asian:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

989^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Federal Way School District

183^rd of 238Federal Way 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	13.3	989 of 1138	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	1062 of 1160	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1133 of 1168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1138 of 1169	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1131 of 1169	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1018 of 1107	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	984 of 1130	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	858 of 1054	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	924 of 1056	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	736 of 1053	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	503 of 1067	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	456 of 1106	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	491 of 1097	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.5	690 of 1092	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	613 of 1088	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	635 of 1072	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.9	691 of 1067	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	537 of 1069	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.4	368 of 1051	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.8	417 of 1031	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.1	274 of 1026	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	94 of 107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	184 of 189	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	147 of 163	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	253 of 326	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	270 of 303	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	233 of 254	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	217 of 248	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	216 of 333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	860 of 1020	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	978 of 1092	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1071 of 1093	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1073 of 1094	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1065 of 1100	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	919 of 1068	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	673 of 1004	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	445 of 649	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	363 of 659	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	573 of 633	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	492 of 694	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	189 of 697	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	335 of 540	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	898 of 1008	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	923 of 1013	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	981 of 1024	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	998 of 1013	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1007 of 1019	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	795 of 854	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	780 of 979	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	646 of 835	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	996 of 1059	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1014 of 1098	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1059 of 1099	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1060 of 1099	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1014 of 1113	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	851 of 1025	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	909 of 1075	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	881 of 999	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	105 of 119	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	189 of 194	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	290 of 303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	156 of 212	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	18.4	525 of 566	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	865 of 901	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.6	1007 of 1007	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1025 of 1031	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	760 of 1027	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	429 of 833	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

African American (2021)11th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Math24%-19 vs state

Science24%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rainier View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3015 S 368th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3700	495	30	16.7	78.4%	110 (22.2%)	59 (11.9%)	138 (27.9%)	82 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.7%)	61 (12.3%)	13.3	989^th of 1138 public elementary schools	13.1%		12.1	1062^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	8.4%	73	24.1	24.1	21.1	37.8	33.8		30.9	22.4	29.7	20.5		24.1	83.1	86.8	91.6	91.6	91.6	83.1	91.6	90.4	83.1	83.1	$18,663	$1,422	$17,241
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35827 32nd Av S	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3000	418	25	16.7	61.0%	151 (36.1%)	34 (8.1%)	103 (24.6%)	53 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	66 (15.8%)	45	611^th of 1138 public elementary schools	46.3%		25	905^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.0%	294	41.5	41.5	50.0	43.6	43.1		45.7	56.6	42.3	43.1		47.5	83.8	86.8	88.2	88.2	88.2	85.3	89.7	86.8	85.3	85.3	$19,609	$1,298	$18,312
Hedden Elementary School	Public	3-5	11313 8th St E	Edgewood	98372	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 517-1500	469	28	17.0	52.0%	205 (43.7%)	34 (7.2%)	102 (21.7%)	41 (8.7%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.0%)	66 (14.1%)	44.4	619^th of 1138 public elementary schools	45.6%		48.6	570^th of 1160 public elementary schools	50.9%	49	48.8	48.8	47.2	44.4	51.9		48.0	46.5	42.4	38.3		42.2											$17,873	$546	$17,328
Discovery Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1205 19th Avenue	Milton	98354	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 517-1200	506	32	15.8	50.0%	213 (42.1%)	29 (5.7%)	127 (25.1%)	47 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	70 (13.8%)								(n/a)													81.3	86.1	83.3	83.3	83.3	86.1	88.2	84.0	86.1	86.1	$21,999	$1,026	$20,973
Alpac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Milwaukee Blvd N	Pacific	98047	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4976	534	34	15.5	62.0%	158 (29.6%)	29 (5.4%)	198 (37.1%)	82 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	44 (8.2%)	42.8	642^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	43.6%		43.4	634^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.3%	8	39.1	39.1	48.8	44.2	47.3		46.9	54.2	49.4	31.9		44.6	82.1	85.9	84.6	84.6	84.6	85.9	88.5	83.3	85.9	85.9	$18,303	$993	$17,309
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	9805 24th St E	Edgewood	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8740	732	43	16.9	43.3%	318 (43.4%)	44 (6.0%)	108 (14.8%)	112 (15.3%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	117 (16.0%)	57.3	457^th of 1138 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.6	402^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	65.3%	55	57.3	57.3	42.0	55.1	54.6		52.7	59.7	50.0	46.4		54.4	91.5	94.0	96.6	96.6	96.6	92.3	92.3	94.0	92.3	92.3	$16,794	$328	$16,466
Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34424 1st Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3600	427	26	16.7	83.8%	58 (13.6%)	103 (24.1%)	140 (32.8%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.6%)	42 (9.8%)	13.2	990^th of 1138 public elementary schools	13.0%		6.8	1129^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.7%	139	29.5	29.5	34.8	26.3	32.8		31.6	30.4	15.8	18.3		22.0	79.4	90.2	87.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	93.5	83.7	87.0	87.0	$18,410	$1,559	$16,851
Enterprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35101 5th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2600	450	28	16.1	67.8%	95 (21.1%)	88 (19.6%)	128 (28.4%)	68 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.3%)	35 (7.8%)	30.1	789^th of 1138 public elementary schools	30.7%		24.5	916^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.0%	127	40.3	40.3	38.7	38.4	50.8		42.3	39.5	30.1	32.8		34.3	82.5	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	86.3	91.3	87.5	86.3	86.3	$22,320	$1,693	$20,626
Sherwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34600 12th Av SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3800	325	24	13.5	68.9%	70 (21.5%)	42 (12.9%)	93 (28.6%)	55 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	42 (12.9%)	33.2	760^th of 1138 public elementary schools	33.2%		35.1	747^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.6%	13	38.8	38.8	26.6	51.0	49.0		40.9	34.4	48.1	32.7		38.2	79.6	83.7	79.6	79.6	79.6	83.7	85.7	81.6	83.7	83.7	$23,940	$1,932	$22,008
Ilalko Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Oravetz Pl SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4748	468	30	15.6	63.0%	141 (30.1%)	47 (10.0%)	147 (31.4%)	50 (10.7%)	6 (1.3%)	41 (8.8%)	36 (7.7%)	40	675^th of 1138 public elementary schools	40.7%		33.2	781^st of 1160 public elementary schools	32.7%	106	45.2	45.2	45.7	40.0	38.9		41.5	52.9	43.5	38.9		45.0	80.6	81.9	87.5	87.5	87.5	83.3	86.1	81.9	83.3	83.3	$20,945	$1,036	$19,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainier View Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Rainier View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rainier View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoyah Middle School
High : Todd Beamer High School

Is Rainier View Elementary School a good school?

Rainier View Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Rainier View Elementary School in?

Federal Way School District

What is the racial makeup of Rainier View Elementary School?

Students at Rainier View Elementary School are 28% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 12% African American, 9% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Rainier View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Rainier View Elementary School.

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