Total enrollment
18,174
+1,167 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in Auburn School District
Washington · 18,174 students · 3 cities
28 public K-12 schools operate under Auburn School District in Washington, teaching roughly 18,174 students (16 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Auburn School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
26
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Auburn School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #90 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18,174 | #18 of 183 | #451 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 26 | #23 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #56 of 183 | #7,295 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.3% | #59 of 183 | #2,824 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #6 of 146 | #20 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Auburn School District
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Lakeland Hills Elementary at 62.9% proficient to Olympic Middle School at 24.1%, a gap of 38.8 points. That is the 20th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 16,483 to 16,480 students (unchanged) and from 896 to 951 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Auburn School District
As a mid-sized district in Washington, Auburn School District instructs 18,174 students across 28 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Auburn School District is built around 16 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 649 in this district, above the Washington typical of 446.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 7%: 17,007 students in SY 2020-21 versus 18,174 in SY 2024-25. Auburn School District now counts 26 public schools, up from 25 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Auburn School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.