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R A Long High School

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R A Long High School ranks 247 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 44% of Washington high schools

Summary

R A Long High School is a public high school serving about 925 students in grades 9-12 within the Longview School District, and it presents a notable mix of strengths and challenges for families to consider.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional performance in English Language Arts, where over 61% of students are proficient, significantly outperforming nearby schools like Mark Morris High School and Kelso High School. This is paired with a consistently high graduation rate of over 92%, which exceeds the state average. However, the school faces a significant challenge in mathematics, with less than 24% of students proficient, a struggle that is common across the region but represents a large gap compared to its own ELA success.

When compared to other local high schools, R A Long serves a student population with a higher level of economic need than most, which makes its achievements in graduation and reading more impressive. While its overall state ranking has declined from past years, it performs comparably to or better than many peers, especially considering its demographics. Key areas for improvement include mathematics and support for special education students, but the school demonstrates a strong capacity for student engagement and success in core literacy skills.

926

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,512

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2903 Nichols Blvd.
Longview, WA 98632-2704

(360) 575-7225

District: Longview School District

Feeder schools for R A Long High School:

Elementary:	Mint Valley Elementary
	Olympic Elementary School
	Saint Helens Elementary
Middle:	Monticello Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 19 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg41%

Washington avg48%

247^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Longview School District

169^th of 247Longview 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
2025	43.2	247 of 438	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	233 of 437	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	263 of 442	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	308 of 434	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	324 of 455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	284 of 417	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	212 of 315	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.9	183 of 301	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	148 of 306	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	86 of 341	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	39.0	316 of 454	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	271 of 450	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.0	297 of 440	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	274 of 423	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	279 of 402	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.0	305 of 396	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	300 of 399	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.3	312 of 395	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	53.2	216 of 394	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.6	225 of 390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	38 of 70	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	45 of 102	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	206 of 350	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	217 of 347	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	243 of 357	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	277 of 368	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	229 of 358	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	166 of 243	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	140 of 249	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	145 of 248	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	187 of 249	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	189 of 261	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	225 of 278	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	167 of 241	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	130 of 156	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	52.7	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	24 of 43	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	179 of 355	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	198 of 356	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	213 of 362	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	279 of 370	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	250 of 392	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	183 of 344	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	167 of 227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	218 of 359	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	207 of 362	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	197 of 358	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	270 of 363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	269 of 395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	269 of 355	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	187 of 254	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	81 of 161	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	77 of 179	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	126 of 195	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.6	21 of 91	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	98 of 127	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	140 of 212	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	107 of 139	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	246 of 373	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	259 of 374	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	265 of 379	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	313 of 390	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	345 of 413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	282 of 382	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	177 of 222	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)64th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)46th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

Math24%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
R A Long High School	Public	9-12	2903 Nichols Blvd.	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7225	926	43	21.4	63.8%	540 (58.3%)	16 (1.7%)	254 (27.4%)	27 (2.9%)	7 (0.8%)	16 (1.7%)	66 (7.1%)	43.2	247^th of 438 public high schools	43.6%		45.5	233^rd of 437 public high schools	46.7%	14	47.9	47.9	61.8	61.8	23.6	23.6	$17,512	$1,043	$16,469
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	2742 Harding Blvd	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 414-2920	57	5	11.4	80.7%	35 (61.4%)	1 (1.8%)	15 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	4 (7.0%)								(n/a)							$30,457	$651	$29,806
Discovery High School-Achieve	Public	9-12	2742 Harding	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 414-2929	57	0		82.5%	38 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.3%)								(n/a)							$15,845	$643	$15,202
Longview Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	2742 Harding Street	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 414-2926	88	2	44.0	72.7%	63 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.8%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	8 (9.1%)	44.6	239^th of 438 public high schools	45.4%					(n/a)	66.7	43.8	33.3	24.2		12.5	$7,024	$643	$6,381
Mark Morris High School	Public	9-12	1602 Mark Morris Court	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7663	912	45	20.3	53.4%	617 (67.7%)	8 (0.9%)	191 (20.9%)	14 (1.5%)	9 (1.0%)	13 (1.4%)	59 (6.5%)	31.4	307^th of 438 public high schools	29.9%		47.2	221^st of 437 public high schools	49.4%	86	46.7	46.7	48.6	48.6	21.0	21.0	$17,220	$1,167	$16,053
Cowlitz County Youth Services Center	Public	6-12	1725 1st Ave.	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Educational Service District 112	No	No	No	No	(360) 577-3100	14	0		21.4%	9 (64.3%)	1 (7.1%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kelso High School	Public	9-12	1904 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1842	1,390	74	18.8	54.2%	954 (68.6%)	5 (0.4%)	273 (19.6%)	15 (1.1%)	21 (1.5%)	34 (2.4%)	88 (6.3%)	28.3	325^th of 438 public high schools	25.8%		30.7	310^th of 437 public high schools	29.1%	15	42.7	42.7	53.3	53.3	14.8	14.8	$16,958	$670	$16,287
Loowit High School	Public	6-12	1904 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1424	14	1	28.0	78.6%	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)							$10,053	$254	$9,799
Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design	Public	9-12	1904 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1424	12	1	24.0	66.7%	7 (58.3%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)							$5,963	$237	$5,727
Castle Rock High School	Public	9-12	5180 Westside Hwy	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-2930	422	24	17.6	47.6%	352 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.9%)	25.6	336^th of 438 public high schools	23.3%		28.4	323^rd of 437 public high schools	26.1%	13	38.2	38.2	49.5	49.5	20.0	20.0	$18,746	$226	$18,521

Frequently Asked Questions about R A Long High School

What district is R A Long High School in?

Longview School District

How many students attend R A Long High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 926 students attended R A Long High School.

What schools feed into R A Long High School?

R A Long High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mint Valley Elementary
Elementary : Olympic Elementary School
Elementary : Saint Helens Elementary
Middle : Monticello Middle School

What is the racial makeup of R A Long High School?

Students at R A Long High School are 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is R A Long High School a good school?

R A Long High School ranks 247^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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