Best Public Schools in Rainier, OR

Summary:

The city of Rainier, Oregon is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Hudson Park Elementary School and Rainier Junior/Senior High School. These schools are part of the Rainier School District 13, which is ranked 92 out of 140 districts in Oregon and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Based on the available data, Rainier Junior/Senior High School appears to be the stronger performer of the two schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the high school ranked 101 out of 268 Oregon high schools and received a 3-star rating, while Hudson Park Elementary School ranked 598 out of 710 Oregon elementary schools and received a 1-star rating. The high school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science for 11th grade students, with 44% and 40% proficiency rates, respectively. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, with only 21.2% of 11th graders proficient, slightly below the state average.

In contrast, Hudson Park Elementary School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with the highest proficiency rate being 36.1% in 6th grade ELA. Both schools have relatively high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Hudson Park Elementary at 64.29% and Rainier Junior/Senior High at 60.78% in the 2022-2023 school year. The spending per student and student-teacher ratios are similar for both schools, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the disparities in educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				OSAS English Language Arts (2024)							OSAS Mathematics (2024)							OSAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hudson Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	28176 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 556-0196	434	22	19.7	64.3%	362 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.4%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	20.1	598^th of 710 public elementary schools	15.8%		21.7	578^th of 706 public elementary schools	18.1%	20	11.5	22.0	33.3	36.1				6.5	22.0	22.8	19.7				21.4			$16,565	$1,934	$14,631
Rainier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28170 Old Rainier Rd	Rainier	97048	Columbia County	Rainier School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 556-4215	385	20	19.0	60.8%	297 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	54.9	101^st of 268 public high schools	62.3%		65.2	72^nd of 258 public high schools	72.1%	29					45.0	37.5	44.0					15.3	10.6	21.2		19.1	40.0	$16,228	$1,258	$14,969

Cities Near Rainier

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clatskanie	12.02 mi	3	57^th
Columbia City	13.73 mi	1	176^th
Saint Helens	13.74 mi	7	141^st
Vernonia	17.13 mi	3	182^nd
Warren	17.77 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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