Enrollment
283
High
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAINIER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530711001058
Rainier Senior High School
308 2nd St W, Rainier, WA 98576 · (360) 446-2205 · Thurston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
140 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 23% |
Student demographics
37%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
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
66.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.3pp since 2014
Math
36.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 31.8% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 40.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.8% | 32.7% |
| 2018-19 | 82.9% | 43.9% |
| 2017-18 | 82.8% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 23.8% | 19.7% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 22.9% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Rainier Senior High School
Rainier Senior High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainier Senior High School this school | 283 | 49.5% | 51.9% |
| Chimacum Junior/Senior High School Chimacum | 251 | 51.0% | 38.1% |
| Onalaska High School Onalaska | 281 | 47.3% | 33.1% |
| Toutle Lake High School Toutle | 308 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Jenkins Junior/Senior High Chewelah | 322 | 50.9% | 37.8% |
| Stevenson High School Stevenson | 271 | 53.5% | 52.6% |
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 Rainier Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #67 of 271 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #97 of 321 ▲ 30 | #5 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #101 of 327 ▼ 38 | #5 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #49 of 259 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #272 of 570 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #66 of 311 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #268 of 316 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #200 of 386 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #53 of 136 | N/A |
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
283
+41 (+17%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 283 | 15.6 | 18.1:1 | 49% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 51% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 46% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | 45% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 15.3 | 16.4:1 | 44% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 15 | 19.1:1 | 45% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rainier Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (251 to 283); teachers up 2% (15.3 to 15.6).
About Rainier Senior High School
As a low-enrollment high school, Rainier Senior High School serves students in Rainier, Washington. It had 283 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 573 students for high schools in Washington.
Rainier Senior High School reports to Rainier School District, which has 3 schools and 1,017 students.
At Rainier Senior High School, 78% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for Rainier Senior High School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rainier Senior High School reported 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1. There are 140 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 49% of enrollment.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rainier Senior High School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 51.9% actual against 47.0% predicted.
In Thurston County, home to about 299,067 people, the median household earns about $96,563 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Thurston County's 86 public schools enroll about 44,412 students and include Rainier Senior High School.
Rainier Senior High School's nearest public school is Rainier Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rainier Senior High School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 17% over 4 years, reaching 283 in 2024-25.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 241 students
Other schools in Rainier
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Rainier Middle SchoolMiddle · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Rainier Middle School0.1 mi · 241
- Rainier Elementary School0.2 mi · 493
- Ridgeline Middle School4.8 mi · 568
- Mill Pond Elementary School4.9 mi · 374
- Yelm High School 125.4 mi · 1,693
- Yelm Prairie Elementary5.5 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Rainier Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rainier Senior High School?
Rainier Senior High School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rainier Senior High School serve?
Rainier Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rainier Senior High School have?
Rainier Senior High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rainier Senior High School?
Student demographics at Rainier Senior High School are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Rainier Senior High School in?
Rainier Senior High School is part of Rainier School District.
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