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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Auburn Riverside High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,852
High
DISTRICT 1,356 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530030002445
Auburn Riverside High School
501 ORAVETZ RD SE, AUBURN, WA 98092 · (253) 804-5154 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,852 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Washington public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
905 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 450 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 486 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 470 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 446 | 24% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +37.6pp since 2014
Math
23.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 38 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 28.9% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 31.8% |
| 2018-19 | 74.7% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.2% | 44.3% |
| 2016-17 | 18.2% | 31.9% |
| 2015-16 | 13.6% | 11.2% |
| 2014-15 | 18.7% | 23.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Auburn Riverside High School
Auburn Riverside High School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Riverside High School this school | 1,852 | 48.9% | 39.9% |
| River Ridge High School Lacey | 1,547 | 46.9% | 36.3% |
| Kentlake High School Kent | 1,561 | 47.9% | 38.0% |
| North Thurston High School Lacey | 1,378 | 50.2% | 43.8% |
| Sammamish Senior High Bellevue | 1,363 | 43.3% | 37.1% |
| Marysville Getchell High School Marysville | 1,381 | 44.2% | 35.6% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Auburn Riverside High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #153 of 271 | #36 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #216 of 321 ▼ 59 | #41 of 59 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #180 of 327 ▲ 21 | #38 of 61 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #25 of 259 | #5 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,852 | #34 of 570 | #11 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #219 of 311 | #49 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #34 of 316 | #23 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #204 of 386 | #30 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #51 of 136 | #12 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,852
+35 (+2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 1,798
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,852 | 84.5 | 21.9:1 | 49% (905) |
| 2023-24 | 1,884 | 88.3 | 21.3:1 | 50% (938) |
| 2022-23 | 1,909 | 86.6 | 22.0:1 | 50% (961) |
| 2020-21 | 1,817 | 79 | 23.0:1 | 38% (698) |
| 2017-18 | 1,644 | 74.6 | 22.0:1 | 37% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 1,592 | 72 | 22.1:1 | 39% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 1,695 | 76 | 22.3:1 | 18% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 1,798 | 83 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Riverside High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,644 to 1,852); teachers up 13% (74.6 to 84.5).
About Auburn Riverside High School
Auburn Riverside High School is a large high school with its address in AUBURN, Washington. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,852 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Washington average about 573 students.
The 26 schools in Auburn School District enroll 18,174 students altogether, Auburn Riverside High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Auburn Riverside High School is Hispanic (35%). The remaining students are 32% White, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census figures show King County is about 11% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Auburn Riverside High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
Auburn Riverside High School operates with 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.9:1. High schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 21.6:1. Auburn Riverside High School reports 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 11 points.
allk12 grades Auburn Riverside High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Washington public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Auburn Riverside High School is 7.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.9% actual, 47.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
In King County (population about 2,287,171), median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 544 public schools operate in King County, serving about 278,492 students.
The nearest other public school, Ilalko Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Auburn Riverside High School. On state test proficiency, Auburn Riverside High School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Auburn Riverside High School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,852, starting from 1,817. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.0:1 to 21.9:1 over the same years.
The Auburn Riverside High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn School District
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Rainier Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
Nearby schools
- Ilalko Elementary School0.4 mi · 468
- Mt Baker Middle School0.5 mi · 917
- Gildo Rey Elementary School0.8 mi · 416
- Lakeland Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 512
- Alpac Elementary School1.3 mi · 534
- Pioneer Elementary School1.5 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn Riverside High SchoolHow many students attend Auburn Riverside High School?
Auburn Riverside High School enrolls approximately 1,852 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Auburn Riverside High School serve?
Auburn Riverside High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Auburn Riverside High School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Auburn Riverside High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auburn Riverside High School?
At Auburn Riverside High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Auburn Riverside High School in?
Auburn Riverside High School is part of Auburn School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.