Rainier Beach High School | |
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Address | |
8815 Seward Park Avenue South , 98118 United States | |
Coordinates | 47°31′28″N 122°16′00″W / 47.52444°N 122.26667°W |
Information | |
Type | Public High School |
Principal | Ivory Brooks |
Staff | 45.80 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 818 (2022–2023)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.86[1] |
Color(s) | Blue & Orange |
Mascot | Vikings |
Website | rainierbeachhs |
Rainier Beach High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) in the Seattle Public Schools system. It is located in the Rainier Beach area, in the southeastern part of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. The school historically has had a strong emphasis on team sports, and many championship teams. The building has a capacity of 1,200 students, but enrollment has declined greatly in recent years. In 2006, 1,302 of the 1,600 high school students living in the Rainier Beach neighborhood traveled out of the area each morning to attend other high schools.[2] In 2008–09, Rainier Beach began the year with 453 students and ended with about 295, giving an average monthly enrollment of 374. Sixty students chose it as their first choice.[3] In 2013 the school began offering an International Baccalaureate program.[4][5]