Auburn Riverside High School

As a sizable secondary school in AUBURN, Washington, Auburn Riverside High School caters to 1,852 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Auburn School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Auburn Riverside High School sits 223% above that benchmark.

Auburn School District comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 18,174 students; Auburn Riverside High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Auburn Riverside High School records that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Auburn Riverside High School records 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Auburn Riverside High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.4%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of -7.5 points.

Around the school, King County reports that median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Auburn Riverside High School is one.

The closest other public school is Ilalko Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Auburn Riverside High School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

Auburn Riverside High School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 1,644 students in 2018 compared to 1,852 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 32% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.