Rainier View Elementary School

Located at 3015 S 368TH ST, in FEDERAL WAY, Washington, Rainier View Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school that teaches 495 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Federal Way School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Rainier View Elementary School sits 30% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 43 schools in Federal Way School District (22,250 students total), Rainier View Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Rainier View Elementary School records that 28% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% White, 17% Asian, 12% multiracial, 12% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, Rainier View Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of King County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Rainier View Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.6%, the actual is 21.8%, a residual of -5.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (King County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Rainier View Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Sequoyah Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rainier View Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rainier View Elementary School has fell 5%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 23% to 12% across the same window.

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