Is Mount Rainier High School a good school?

Mount Rainier High School ranks 299 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Rainier High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,889 students attended Mount Rainier High School.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Rainier High School?

Students at Mount Rainier High School are 34% Hispanic, 23% White, 15% African American, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Mount Rainier High School?

Mount Rainier High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Des Moines Elementary Elementary : Marvista Elementary Elementary : Midway Elementary Elementary : North Hill Elementary Elementary : Parkside Elementary Middle : Pacific Middle School Middle : Sylvester Middle School

Mount Rainier High School

Summary:

Mount Rainier High School is a public high school in Des Moines, Washington, serving 1,873 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Highline School District. This diverse school has maintained relatively high graduation rates and test scores compared to nearby schools, but faces challenges in keeping up with statewide performance and addressing disparities among student subgroups.

Mount Rainier High School stands out for its racial diversity, with a student population that is 23.38% White, 14.1% African American, 33.21% Hispanic, 13.51% Asian, and 10.25% two or more races. This diversity is higher than nearby schools like Big Picture School and Tyee High School. The school has also maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.9% to 93.7% over the past five years, outperforming Tyee High School's 71.1% rate.

However, Mount Rainier High School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 121 out of 315 Washington high schools in 2016-2017 to 299 out of 437 in 2023-2024. This suggests the school may be facing challenges in keeping up with the performance of other high schools in the state. Additionally, the school's performance on various student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, varies significantly, indicating a need to address the specific needs of these groups. While Mount Rainier High School generally outperforms Tyee High School, it lags behind schools like Big Picture School and Maritime High School in terms of test scores and statewide rankings.

Detail:

Public 9-12

22450 19th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198-7699

(206) 631-7000

District: Highline School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
299^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,066

Feeder schools for Mount Rainier High School:

Elementary:	Des Moines Elementary
	Marvista Elementary
	Midway Elementary
	North Hill Elementary
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	Parkside Elementary
Middle:	Pacific Middle School
	Sylvester Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 1,889

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.5%

White:

23.0%

African American:

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mount Rainier High School ranks worse than 68.4% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked high schools in the Highline School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.55. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Mount Rainier High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Mount Rainier High School has the largest high school student body size in the Highline School District. Student population at Mount Rainier High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.5%), White (23%), African American (15.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mount Rainier High School is 24.4. 8 high schools in the Highline School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mount Rainier High School employs 77.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mount Rainier High School is $17,066. 9 high schools in the Highline School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mount Rainier High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Rainier High School 299^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Mount Rainier High School in the ranking list.)

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Highline School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highline School District 192^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mount Rainier High School

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Rank History for all students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	56.88	187^th	390	52.1%
2005	57.29	190^th	394	51.8%
2006	57.89	188^th	395	52.4%
2007	80.85	51^st	399	87.2%
2008	58.50	190^th	396	52.0%
2009	49.81	232^nd	402	42.3%
2010	50.19	235^th	423	44.4%
2011	40.66	272^nd	440	38.2%
2012	43.99	277^th	450	38.4%
2013	49.29	261^st	454	42.5%
2015	30.12	255^th	341	25.2%
2016	52.69	169^th	306	44.8%
2017	60.63	134^th	301	55.5%
2018	62.04	121^st	315	61.6%
2019	48.30	224^th	417	46.3%
2021	39.12	273^rd	455	40.0%
2022	49.33	213^th	434	50.9%
2023	44.77	247^th	442	44.1%
2024	33.55	299^th	437	31.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.93	45^th	91	50.5%
2019	60.15	58^th	163	64.4%
2021	43.55	103^rd	195	47.2%
2022	58.01	71^st	179	60.3%
2023	43.51	84^th	166	49.4%
2024	47.31	77^th	161	52.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.01	15^th	65	76.9%
2021	32.73	66^th	102	35.3%
2022	22.42	56^th	70	20.0%
2023	35.38	23^rd	44	47.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	58.15	40^th	139	71.2%
2021	23.37	180^th	212	15.1%
2023	50.18	45^th	110	59.1%
2024	14.92	106^th	110	3.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.72	60^th	227	73.6%
2019	53.86	146^th	344	57.6%
2021	42.86	219^th	392	44.1%
2022	50.01	172^nd	370	53.5%
2023	43.59	205^th	362	43.4%
2024	23.92	286^th	356	19.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	50.63	19^th	45	57.8%
2022	79.92	4^th	27	85.2%
2023	6.59	19^th	19	0.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.35	120^th	243	50.6%
2019	49.24	191^st	358	46.6%
2021	40.10	231^st	390	40.8%
2022	45.72	198^th	368	46.2%
2023	41.71	212^th	357	40.6%
2024	27.13	265^th	347	23.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.06	97^th	254	61.8%
2019	44.16	204^th	355	42.5%
2021	36.64	260^th	395	34.2%
2022	47.14	184^th	363	49.3%
2023	39.66	216^th	358	39.7%
2024	31.87	251^st	362	30.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.36	43^rd	87	50.6%
2019	40.85	79^th	121	34.7%
2021	32.12	95^th	136	30.1%
2022	38.85	81^st	124	34.7%
2023	20.82	97^th	118	17.8%
2024	23.45	90^th	113	20.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.75	19^th	54	64.8%
2019	30.65	61^st	86	29.1%
2021	47.13	55^th	111	50.5%
2022	43.81	49^th	89	44.9%
2023	53.07	39^th	78	50.0%
2024	21.42	57^th	70	18.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.47	55^th	156	64.7%
2019	57.51	90^th	241	62.7%
2021	41.46	153^rd	278	45.0%
2022	34.54	172^nd	261	34.1%
2023	31.46	172^nd	249	30.9%
2024	25.69	201^st	248	19.0%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	51.66	14^th	33	57.6%
2022	64.64	5^th	17	70.6%
2023	82.85	4^th	9	55.6%

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Rank History for White students at Mount Rainier High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	69.46	68^th	222	69.4%
2019	54.52	168^th	382	56.0%
2021	47.25	200^th	413	51.6%
2022	74.14	87^th	390	77.7%
2023	71.79	87^th	379	77.0%
2024	51.50	166^th	374	55.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mount Rainier High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	973	21	57	21	20	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1989	998	22	63	33	23	n/a	n/a	0	1139
1990	1052	26	69	35	21	n/a	n/a	0	1203
1991	979	43	72	29	21	n/a	n/a	0	1144
1992	1009	48	78	38	23	n/a	n/a	0	1196
1993	1001	61	92	32	24	n/a	n/a	0	1210
1994	944	69	96	31	23	n/a	n/a	0	1163
1995	973	70	110	44	19	n/a	n/a	0	1216
1996	973	70	110	44	19	n/a	n/a	0	1216
1997	1014	87	140	57	34	n/a	n/a	0	1332
1998	946	100	148	57	28	n/a	n/a	0	1279
1999	1008	124	177	61	36	n/a	n/a	0	1406
2000	1000	114	189	61	34	n/a	n/a	0	1398
2001	935	108	194	64	29	n/a	n/a	0	1330
2002	834	124	199	83	23	n/a	n/a	0	1263
2003	834	124	199	83	23	n/a	n/a	0	1263
2004	910	162	191	95	26	n/a	n/a	0	1384
2005	831	183	201	98	32	n/a	n/a	0	1345
2006	827	168	194	100	25	n/a	n/a	0	1314
2007	836	170	219	121	24	n/a	n/a	0	1370
2008	839	185	266	220	31	n/a	n/a	0	1541
2009	830	221	293	243	26	n/a	n/a	0	1613
2010	807	212	290	301	28	n/a	n/a	0	1638
2011	818	106	165	349	8	40	169	0	1655
2012	606	133	184	436	10	48	182	0	1599
2013	602	132	192	420	11	47	187	0	1591
2014	595	152	203	390	13	43	152	0	1548
2015	602	189	220	402	12	40	150	0	1615
2016	605	187	222	422	11	58	124	0	1629
2017	577	207	242	442	12	81	110	0	1671
2018	521	200	239	470	11	61	124	0	1626
2019	486	203	229	513	16	57	126	0	1630
2020	463	236	245	548	11	76	147	2	1728
2021	429	244	236	601	18	71	167	1	1767
2022	407	250	227	569	15	51	175	6	1700
2023	438	264	253	622	11	81	192	12	1873
2024	434	290	249	651	9	70	174	12	1889

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mount Rainier High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1092	48.0	22.7	0
1989	1139	45.0	25.3	n/a
1990	1203	51.1	23.5	0
1991	1144	51.1	22.3	n/a
1992	1196	52.7	22.6	n/a
1993	1210	51.3	23.6	n/a
1994	1163	52.9	22.0	n/a
1995	1216	50.1	24.3	n/a
1996	1216	50.1	24.3	n/a
1997	1332	56.9	23.4	n/a
1998	1279	59.9	21.4	n/a
1999	1406	60.0	23.4	n/a
2000	1398	62.5	22.4	n/a
2001	1330	59.7	22.3	n/a
2002	1263	53.4	23.7	24.7
2003	1263	53.4	23.7	24.7
2004	1384	56.0	24.7	28
2005	1345	56.3	23.9	46.1
2006	1314	56.1	23.4	30.6
2007	1370	n/a	n/a	29.1
2008	1541	64.7	23.8	34.2
2009	1613	64.3	25.1	38.1
2010	1638	71.6	22.8	41.3
2011	1655	72.3	22.8	39.8
2012	1599	69.6	22.9	51.1
2013	1591	69.8	22.7	52.5
2014	1548	n/a	n/a	54.5
2015	1615	73.0	22.1	49.2
2016	1629	75.0	21.7	55.2
2017	1671	73.5	22.7	52.8
2018	1626	71.2	22.8	52.5
2019	1630	68.8	23.6	53.1
2020	1728	69.5	24.8	55.8
2021	1767	75.4	23.4	58.3
2022	1700	71.2	23.8	62.9
2023	1873	77.3	24.2	62.6
2024	1889	77.1	24.4	60.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mount Rainier High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1092	48.0	22.7	0
1989	1139	45.0	25.3	n/a
1990	1203	51.1	23.5	0
1991	1144	51.1	22.3	n/a
1992	1196	52.7	22.6	n/a
1993	1210	51.3	23.6	n/a
1994	1163	52.9	22.0	n/a
1995	1216	50.1	24.3	n/a
1996	1216	50.1	24.3	n/a
1997	1332	56.9	23.4	n/a
1998	1279	59.9	21.4	n/a
1999	1406	60.0	23.4	n/a
2000	1398	62.5	22.4	n/a
2001	1330	59.7	22.3	n/a
2002	1263	53.4	23.7	24.7
2003	1263	53.4	23.7	24.7
2004	1384	56.0	24.7	28
2005	1345	56.3	23.9	46.1
2006	1314	56.1	23.4	30.6
2007	1370	n/a	n/a	29.1
2008	1541	64.7	23.8	34.2
2009	1613	64.3	25.1	38.1
2010	1638	71.6	22.8	41.3
2011	1655	72.3	22.8	39.8
2012	1599	69.6	22.9	51.1
2013	1591	69.8	22.7	52.5
2014	1548	n/a	n/a	54.5
2015	1615	73.0	22.1	49.2
2016	1629	75.0	21.7	55.2
2017	1671	73.5	22.7	52.8
2018	1626	71.2	22.8	52.5
2019	1630	68.8	23.6	53.1
2020	1728	69.5	24.8	55.8
2021	1767	75.4	23.4	58.3
2022	1700	71.2	23.8	62.9
2023	1873	77.3	24.2	62.6
2024	1889	77.1	24.4	60.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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