Rainier Beach High School
8815 Seward Park Av South
Seattle WA, 98118, King County
Phone: 206-252-6350
Ranking: 
(318 out of 331, bottom 4%)*
(318 out of 331, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Seattle School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 25 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 468 | 404 | 366 | 425 | 498 | 441 | 359 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 172 | 36.8% | 143 | 35.4% | 95 | 26.0% | 106 | 24.9% | 146 | 29.3% | 130 | 29.5% | 110 | 30.6% |
| Grade 10: | 102 | 21.8% | 64 | 15.8% | 82 | 22.4% | 101 | 23.8% | 98 | 19.7% | 75 | 17.0% | 74 | 20.6% |
| Grade 11: | 80 | 17.1% | 78 | 19.3% | 71 | 19.4% | 90 | 21.2% | 108 | 21.7% | 117 | 26.5% | 87 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 114 | 24.4% | 119 | 29.5% | 118 | 32.2% | 128 | 30.1% | 146 | 29.3% | 119 | 27.0% | 88 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 231 | 49.4% | 206 | 51.0% | 199 | 54.4% | 220 | 51.8% | 251 | 50.4% | 204 | 46.3% | 177 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 237 | 50.6% | 198 | 49.0% | 167 | 45.6% | 205 | 48.2% | 239 | 48.0% | 229 | 51.9% | 178 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 128 | 27.4% | 80 | 19.8% | 71 | 19.4% | 67 | 15.8% | 91 | 18.3% | 107 | 24.3% | 88 | 24.5% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 12.8% | 57 | 14.1% | 43 | 11.7% | 53 | 12.5% | 65 | 13.1% | 54 | 12.2% | 34 | 9.5% |
| Black: | 233 | 49.8% | 210 | 52.0% | 204 | 55.7% | 252 | 59.3% | 284 | 57.0% | 244 | 55.3% | 214 | 59.6% |
| White: | 12 | 2.6% | 19 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.9% | 31 | 7.3% | 47 | 9.4% | 25 | 5.7% | 18 | 5.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 18 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.5% | 21 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.0% | 16 | 4.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 336 | 71.8% | 271 | 67.1% | 261 | 71.3% | 255 | 60.0% | 286 | 57.4% | 269 | 61.0% | 193 | 53.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 8.3% | 41 | 10.1% | 35 | 9.6% | 40 | 9.4% | 45 | 9.0% | 35 | 7.9% | 36 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.49 | 15.71 | 14.12 | 16.22 | 17.00 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 23.8% | 61.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.8% | 82.8% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 18.5% | 60% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 35.7% | 75.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 52.0% | 86.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 45.4% | 69.9% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 42.3% | 79.5% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 66.9% | 91.4% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 44.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 74.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 78.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 83.3% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 8% | 46.4% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 52.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 85.2% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 84.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 38.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 40.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 55.1% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 50.2% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 50.3% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 55.1% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 66.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.7% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 80.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 81% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 28% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 32.3% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 38.8% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 32.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 37.4% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 41.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 54.5% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 54.6% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 79.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.6% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 84.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Rainier Beach High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.