R A Long High School

R A Long High School, a large senior high in Longview, Washington, operated by Longview School District, educates 926 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so R A Long High School sits 62% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 17 schools in Longview School District (6,382 students total), R A Long High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, R A Long High School records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, R A Long High School records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.5:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cowlitz County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,531 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Cowlitz County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students), of which R A Long High School is one.

Discovery High School-Achieve is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

R A Long High School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 909 students in 2018 compared to 926 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 58% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.