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Rainier Beach High School

8815 Seward Park Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98118
About Rainier Beach
Office Phone: 206-252-6350
Fax: 206-252-6351
Rainier Beach High School Website

Rainier Beach School Profile

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School Leadership and Board District

Community Partners at Rainier Beach Community resources and programs at Rainier Beach High School

Continuous School Improvement Plan (C-SIP)

Rainier Beach High School C-SIP

The Continuous School Improvement Plan (C-SIP) is an action plan for each school that identifies the areas a school plans to focus on in the current and coming school year, the performance goals they want students to achieve, and how the school plans to collaboratively meet these goals.

The plans are updated regularly to reflect the strategies being used at each school. This document also serves as the school-wide improvement plan for our Title I schools.

School and Building Reports

School Report

Rainier Beach High School Report

School Reports show a brief snapshot of a school’s academic growth, student climate, accountability, family and staff engagement, and overall school performance. School reports are produced by the State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for each school and district in the state and updated periodically throughout the year as data becomes available.

On state assessments, students who are expected to participate but do not, such as absences or opting out, are counted as non-proficient. This may affect the school’s overall proficiency rating.

Questions about school reports? Contact the Research and Evaluation Department research@9416hd44.com.

School Climate Survey

Rainier Beach High School Climate Survey

School Climate Surveys are used for school-level improvements, climate surveys are given to all staff, students and families each year. The staff and student surveys are given to respective groups in person at schools; the family survey occurs in the spring.

Building History

Rainier Beach Building History and Information

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

Surveillance of known asbestos in the Rainier Beach building is performed every six months by a designated person to assess the condition of the Asbestos Containing Building Materials (ACBM). Six-month assessment results are maintained by the district.

As required under AHERA, Rainier Beach High School must maintain an Asbestos Management Plan (AMP) and keep it on file at the school. The AMP is available for review during school hours, Monday through Friday. For additional information, please contact:

Wendy Couture
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
wjcouture@9416hd44.com
206-252-0528

Discipline Dashboard

As part of Seattle Excellence, Seattle Public Schools’ Strategic Plan, the district is committed to interrupting disproportionate practices in discipline. To support this work and to increase transparency and accountability, the district has created and published public facing discipline dashboards for each school which became available on November 1, 2021.

Discipline dashboard data reflects the current school year and will be updated quarterly throughout the school year. For questions or concerns, please reach out to the school leader for a specific school.

Dashboard term key

Academic Year: Current academic school year.
Accessible/Default: Click here to switch to an accessible version of the dashboard.
Actions by Month: Count of disciplinary actions by month and exclusion type.
Actions: Count of disciplinary actions for an exclusion type.
Attribute: Student Attribute (gender, race/ethnicity, special education served, 504 plan)
Days: Count of exclusion days for an exclusion type.
Days of Exclusion: Count of exclusion days.
Discipline Rate: Count of students with at least one disciplinary incident divided by count of all enrolled students.
E. Expulsions: Count of emergency expulsions for a student attribute.
Enrolled: Count of enrolled students.
Exclusion Actions: Count of exclusionary actions for a student attribute.
Exclusion Days: Count of exclusion days for a student attribute.
Exclusion Type: Short-term suspension (SS), Long-term suspension (LS), Emergency expulsion (EE), In-school suspension (IS), Expulsion (EX), and Interim alternative education setting (IA).
Exclusionary Actions: Count of exclusionary actions.
Expulsions: Count of expulsions for a student attribute.
FERPA Compliance: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Compliance. *
Incidents by Day of Week: Count of disciplinary actions by day of week.
Incidents by Grade: Count of disciplinary actions by grade.
Incidents by Hour: Count of disciplinary actions by hour.
Incidents by Exclusion Type: Count of disciplinary incidents for an exclusion type.
Incidents by Student Attribute or Support Service: Count of disciplinary incidents. Incidents are counted as many times as there are students involved.
Incidents per 100 Students: Count of disciplinary incidents divided by enrolled students and then multiplied by 100. Incidents are counted as many times as there are students involved.
Rate: Discipline rate for an exclusion type.
School Name: School name.
Students: Count of students with at least one disciplinary incident.
Suspensions: Count of suspensions for a student attribute.
Weapons: Count of disciplinary incidents in which a weapon was involved.

* Please note: When a group has fewer than 10 enrolled students, all values for at least the two smallest groups are suppressed.

Rainier Beach Levy Projects

Building Excellence (BEX) at Rainier Beach

BEX V

Levy Approved: 2019

The Building Excellence V (BEX V) Capital Levy will fund replacement of Rainier Beach High School. The existing performing arts center will be retained. It will also provide technology equipment and services, such as computers, peripherals, printers, and other technology for teaching and learning.

Read more about this project.

BEX III

Levy Approved: 2007

Seattle voters approved a $490 million capital bond, Building Excellence III, in February 2007. The bond helped pay for projects in three categories: building projects, infrastructure and technology improvements.

Project Description

The Rainier Beach Beach High School modernization project was completed in September 2008. The primary focus of the project was the relocation and expansion of the library. Science classroom and culinary arts program facilities were also upgraded in this project.

The new 8,000 square foot library contains multiple spaces that can each accommodate a full classroom. An adjacent computer lab is available for classroom use or library use. Soft seating areas provide space for quiet reading. The new performing arts stage and adjacent outdoor deck enable small arts performances to be held in the library.

To recoup the classroom space lost in the expansion of the library, the first floor computer lab and career center were each divided into two classrooms. The library book stack room became a fifth new classroom. The career center now occupies the former first floor library space in a very approachable environment, with an adjacent research library.

The culinary arts program was upgraded with a new full commercial kitchen. A new separate dining area is shared between classroom use and dining for teachers. Minor upgrades were made to the residential kitchen.

The science classrooms were upgraded with peninsula-style lab areas to accommodate 32 students for program’s life science and biology focus. New mechanical systems include fume hoods, acid waste and sediment traps, and 100% exhaust air.

The existing corridors throughout the main school have new flooring, lighting and ceiling tiles for a brighter, modern feel to the school. Low-e windows were installed on the east side of the building, with new window shades throughout. Masonry and roofing were repaired. All restrooms were renovated with improved ventilation, partitions, and ADA upgrades. New electrical and mechanical systems and controls will reduce energy consumption.

Project Summary

  • Master Planning
  • Library relocated, expanded to 8,000 sq. ft
  • New performing arts area, and balcony addition
  • Solatube skylights and wall removal enhance daylight in the library
  • Gathering areas in the library for small and large classes
  • New entry sequence and improved landscaping at the entry
  • Handrail on outdoor reading deck with Mt Rainier and water motifs
  • New computer lab adjacent to library
  • Renovation of classrooms, corridors, and career center
  • Science classroom lab and HVAC upgrades
  • Larger art classrooms with more storage, new tackable wall surfaces
  • New mechanical and electrical systems & controls in areas of work
  • New air handling unit in library; new HVAC unit in computer lab
  • Improved ventilation in all art classrooms
  • New culinary arts commercial kitchen for 12 chefs on a line, similar to college level facilities and commercial kitchens
  • Recycled, renewable, reusable materials & other sustainable features
  • Improved natural lighting, direct/indirect classroom lighting
  • Energy efficient lighting throughout corridors
  • Energy efficient low e windows along the east façade of project area
  • Project funding: 75% BTA; 25% BEX

BEX I

Levy Approved: 1995

Building Excellence I (BEX I) was the first Building Excellence Capital Levy. This $330 million capital levy was approved by Seattle voters in 1995 to replace, renovate and modernize schools throughout the district.

Project Description

New Performing Arts Center and partial renovation.

  • Building Size: 184,913 gross square feet
  • Capacity: 1,175 students (grades 9-12)
  • Site Size: 21.6 acres
  • Total Cost: $6.1 million
  • Completion Date: August 1998
  • Architect: Streeter & Associates Architects AIA, PLLC
  • Contractor: M. J. Takisaki, Inc.

About BEX

The Building Excellence (BEX) Capital Levy funds projects such as those that modernize or replace aging buildings, fund technology for student learning, address earthquake and safety issues and major preventive maintenance needs throughout the district.

Buildings, Technology, and Academics (BTA) at Rainier Beach

BTA III

In February 2010, the $270M, six-year capital levy, Buildings, Technology and Academics III (BTA III), garnered support from 73.45 percent of those voting in the levy election. It was a renewal of the Buildings, Technology and Athletics (BTA II) levy, passed by voters in February 2004.

  • 2012: Modernized 4 science classrooms. Built out Skill Center
  • 2011: Replaced athletic field turf, upgraded track and made site improvements, including ADA-compliant ramp. Installed energy-conserving fan and pump motors.

BTA II

In 2004, Seattle voters approved the BTA II capital levy. The levy funded nearly 700 facility improvement projects and technology upgrades at every school in the district. 

  • 2012: Replaced boiler burners to improve energy efficiency.
  • 2009: The third and final phase of hot and cold waterline replacement at Rainier Beach brought the remaining potable waterlines up to the current Seattle Public Schools water quality policy standards.
  • 2008: HS Improvements
  • 2007: Waterline upgrade, Phase II
  • 2006: Waterline remediation
  • 2005: Title IX upgrade, locker room (girls) modernization, energy efficiency upgrades

BTA I

The $150 million Buildings, Technology and Academics/Athletics (BTA I) capital levy was approved by voters in February 1998. BTA I funded more than 465 small and large facility projects at every school in the city. The projects included safety and security upgrades, roof and window replacements and technology and athletic field upgrades.

  • 2003: Seismic, Fire Alarm System and Arts & Sciences
  • 2001: Athletic Fields Upgrades
  • 2001: Accelerated Technology Improvement Program
  • 1999: Wide Area Network
  • 1999: Replace Gym Athletic Scoreboards

About BTA

The Buildings, Technology and Academics (BTA) Capital Levy supports the district’s long-range plans to upgrade and renovate aging school facilities and address enrollment growth.

The BTA IV Capital Levy was approved by voters in 2016. Seattle Public Schools will receive these levy funds from 2017 through 2022.

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