Enrollment
241
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAINIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530711001057
Rainier Middle School
202 2nd St. W, Rainier, WA 98576 · (360) 446-2206 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
113 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 66 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 38% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rainier Middle School→Rainier Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rainier School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.2pp since 2014
Math
43.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.2% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 26.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.1% | 49.5% |
| 2015-16 | 52.3% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.6% | 37.7% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Rainier Middle School
Rainier Middle School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainier Middle School this school | 241 | 46.9% | 43.1% |
| Toledo Middle School Toledo | 186 | 48.4% | 34.0% |
| Onalaska Middle School Onalaska | 195 | 52.8% | 45.0% |
| Kalama Middle School Kalama | 266 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Walter Strom Middle School Cle Elum | 206 | 39.8% | 45.4% |
| Wind River Middle School Carson | 186 | 53.2% | 42.2% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Rainier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #131 of 294 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #114 of 357 ▲ 14 | #6 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #148 of 357 ▲ 63 | #10 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.9pp | #6 of 290 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #327 of 377 | #16 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #270 of 340 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #314 of 340 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #212 of 359 | #8 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
241
+26 (+12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 241 | 11.5 | 21.0:1 | 47% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 12.2 | 19.7:1 | 50% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 12.2 | 18.4:1 | 48% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 11 | 19.6:1 | 44% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 10.2 | 19.2:1 | 50% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 7 | 24.9:1 | 53% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 49% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 14 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 16 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rainier Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (195 to 241); teachers up 13% (10.2 to 11.5).
About Rainier Middle School
Rainier Middle School is a small middle school with its address in Rainier, Washington. The school had 241 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Washington) has about 577 students.
The 3 schools in Rainier School District enroll 1,017 students altogether, Rainier Middle School among them.
At Rainier Middle School, White students make up 82% of the student body. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Thurston County residents are about 72% White. Rainier Middle School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Washington average 18.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 47%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.8%. Rainier Middle School scores 43.1%.
Within Thurston County, median household income is about $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Thurston County number 86 and enroll about 44,412.
Nearby, Rainier Senior High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Rainier Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rainier Middle School at 6th of 8.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 241, 12% above the 215 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.0:1, from 19.6:1.
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Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rainier School District
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Rainier Senior High SchoolHigh · 283 students
Other schools in Rainier
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Rainier Senior High SchoolHigh · 283 students
Other Rainier Middle schools
One other US public school is named Rainier Middle. Rainier Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rainier Middle SchoolAUBURN, WA · 907 students
Nearby schools
- Rainier Senior High School0.1 mi · 283
- Rainier Elementary School0.3 mi · 493
- Ridgeline Middle School4.7 mi · 568
- Mill Pond Elementary School4.8 mi · 374
- Yelm High School 125.4 mi · 1,693
- Yelm Prairie Elementary5.5 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Rainier Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rainier Middle School?
Rainier Middle School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rainier Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rainier Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rainier Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rainier Middle School is approximately 21.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rainier Middle School?
Student demographics at Rainier Middle School are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Rainier Middle School public or private?
Rainier Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rainier School District.
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