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Rainier Middle School

Auburn, WA 98092

Phone: (253) 931-4843
District: Auburn School District

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public • Grades 6,7,8 • 911 students

Rainier Middle School, a public school located in Auburn, WA, serves grades 6-8 in the Auburn School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Rainier Middle School is a public school located in Auburn, WA. 911 students attend Rainier Middle School.

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Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	3/10	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	3/10	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.

Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.

Posted: January 31, 2026

Diefendorf abuses kids!!! He humiliated them and makes them emotionally suffer.

Posted: January 31, 2026

Posted: September 14, 2025

We brought both girls to start 6th and 7th grade here after four years of private school. We were worried that they might have a hard time, but they both fit in and excelled at academics, sports and making good friends. The principle that took over in 2024 is amazing and holds the students accountable. The students cannot bring backpacks or phones in the classrooms to cultivate a better learning environment. The school is actually pretty great and our girls love it!

Posted: September 14, 2025

Posted: April 21, 2025

I have several students that attended this school. The teachers are amazing and the kids are given great learning opportunities. Teachers rarely assign homework, and provide make up time to fix missing or low scoring work, which includes a willingness to work with kids after school. I cannot rate the teaching staff any higher. Most of the kids are good students, but there are exceptions. It is comforting to see the new principal stepping up to ensure students are held accountable for their actions. It makes me far more confident sending my kids to this school knowing he is there holding kids accountable for their own learning and learning environment.

Posted: April 21, 2025

Posted: February 28, 2024

Uncontrolled bullying that I was warned about prior to attending. Staff does not get involved, even had to seek legal support outside of school because of how bad it got. My son admitted to me, he wished he went to a different school when he first started Jr. High. I know to not let my other children attend this school in the future.

Posted: February 28, 2024

Posted: January 29, 2023

As a eighth grader in Rainier Middle School, I have seen many pros and cons throughout my time at Rainier. I seen many reviews that say that there are many fights, and that many of the students disrupts class. I would like to say that it is true. I am not going to sugarcoat this, but many of these students that I call, "classmate" are quite disruptive, and I wished many times that they would stop. There also many fights, which I don't know why, but I suggest many students must not know how to communicate their feelings towards their classmate. Which is probably why Rainier has so many issues. Even with those negatives, I am quite surprised that there are some positives, such as the amazing supportive teachers that try their best in many ways, and the school hiring and talking about things such as drugs, depression, and many more personal problems. I would also like to include that many of the teachers of Rainier do not assign homework, unless students started slacking. So, I would say Rainier would be an okay option for parents, but I would like to advise them to keep talking to their child, and make sure nothing happens such as fights, bullying, personal reasons, and ETC. SO, if I could, I would rate Rainier Middle School AUBURN WA, a 3.5, an okay option.

Posted: January 29, 2023

Posted: May 13, 2022

Love this school and teachers so far with our two children! The school is clean and my child has developed great friends as well which is so important in today's day an age. So happy we chose here!

Posted: May 13, 2022

Posted: January 28, 2022

My child has only been attending Rainier for 5 months (shes a sixth grader) and I can already tell that there are MAJOR issues with student behavior and how the staff addresses/handles situations. There have been countless fights (at least 1-2 a WEEK), there are countless disruptions in classes with little-to-no real consequences for the culprit, and there has already been a lockdown due to a child saying he was going to shoot up the school. Staff seems as though they are lost meaning they have great intentions but little knowledge on how to improve conditions or deal with behavioral problems. They need resources and to become better equipped. I dont think they entire class sitting with their heads on their tables because a single student refuses to stop disrupting class is appropriate.. reprimand the student! Its like the teachers are afraid of the kids or something. Quite strange.

Posted: January 28, 2022

Posted: August 27, 2020

Great teachers all around. I send two of my kids here.

Posted: August 27, 2020

Posted: August 9, 2020

Great teachers and students. My child loves going to this school. great neighbors and family surround.

Posted: August 9, 2020

Posted: October 9, 2016

The staff is wonderful, especially Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Pridmore, but the administration does not know what they are doing. Maybe a change of administration will improve this school.

Posted: June 8, 2016

This school has no clue on how to deal with teenagers. If a child is disrespected by almost every teacher in the school he/she will learn to despise the school and system in general. The past few years this school has turned out MANY children who will now drop out of school i'm sure due to being "labelled" and just plain old disrespected by uneducated instructors.
Its a shame .
I do not recommend placing ANY child in this school.

Posted: June 8, 2016

There were a few that know how to treat children right... but most... need to go back to school, and possibly need counceling themselves.

Posted: June 8, 2016

Homework was never the problem. the teachers Losing the homework when it was handed in WAS a problem.

Posted: June 8, 2016

The school has no idea how to "deal" with children. even the councelors need counceling.

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