Rainier Middle School

Rainier, WA 98576

Phone: (360) 446-2206
District: Rainier School District

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6,7,8 • 231 students

Rainier Middle School, a public school located in Rainier, WA, serves grades 6-8 in the Rainier School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Rainier Middle School is a public school located in Rainier, WA. 231 students attend Rainier Middle School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 6/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and using 2025 Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Student Growth 6/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Posted: March 14, 2026

Parents need to attend school board meetings to advocate for the students. Communication is lacking once kids reach middle school age.

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Posted: June 8, 2022

Honors classes my kids are doing well in.
It's a smaller middle school which is great. The sports team have done well and lots of parents and grandparents participate in coming to the games. The teachers and staff care. Get progress reports almost weekly.

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Posted: November 27, 2016

Teachers and staff love the kids at RMS!

Posted: September 3, 2016

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Posted: June 13, 2016

my daughter goes to this school and everyday she brings home some bad news about the teachers losing her work , staff treating her differently because of the kids shes friends with and ect. I do not think these teachers should be teaching children honestly or they need a class over the summer or something.. something has to be done! the staff in rainier does everything BUT teach my child . its a shame . dont enroll your child here! you'll regret it !

Posted: June 13, 2016

these teachers dont know how to teach or handle students of ALL kinds . i guess they are use to teaching little angels but not everybody is the same and not everybody is gonna listen or agree so these teachers needs to learn a little something new .

Posted: June 13, 2016

all the homework and school work that is given to the students are a lot and the teachers pile up one thing after another .

Posted: June 13, 2016

my child is not treated right and fairly just by the people she is friends with .

Posted: April 29, 2016

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Posted: April 29, 2016

This school district sucks. They dont care about the students and place thwm in what ever classes they want. When ur kid gets i n trouble they label them as trouble makers and can never do anything right after that and get sent home for no reason. Dont sent you kids to this school. I am warning u they dont care if they pass high school or not.

Posted: May 26, 2013

Moved out of district due to constant cutting of programs. Can't even catch a bus if you live within a mile. Very few extra curricular activities and few sports options. No chance to excel in this school. A top student in this school would be a "C" student elsewhere.

Posted: April 18, 2013

I used to go to rainier and they are NOT A GREAT not even OK school if your kid is just a little different then find a different school DO NOT GO TO RAINIER SCHOOL DISTRICT!

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