Auburn Mountainview High School is located in Lea Hill on the east hill of Auburn, a city in

King County, Washington King County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of counties in Washington, most populo ...

, United States. It was named after the scenic views from the school, including the Cascade Mountains,

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, and the Olympic Mountains.

History

Construction of Auburn Mountainview began in 2004 in the Lea Hill area of

Auburn, Washington Auburn is a city in King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington, United States (with a small portion crossing into neighboring Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County). The population was 87,256 at the 2020 United States ...

. The school was built to relieve overcrowding of the district's other two main high schools,

Auburn Senior High School Auburn High School, formerly Auburn Senior High School, is a public high school in Auburn, Washington, United States, founded in 1903. The school is situated on of land in downtown Auburn. Its campus includes the Auburn Performing Arts Center (PA ...

and Auburn Riverside High School. Mountainview opened its doors to the community in the fall of 2005. Nearby Rainier Middle School is the primary feeder school with a small number from Cascade Middle School as well as some Kent area students. The school is close to the Auburn-Kent border. Because of perennial troubles with overcrowding in many Kent schools, about 40% of the Auburn Mountainview student population is made up of Kent area students.

Athletics

Auburn Mountainview's sports teams are called the Lions and compete in the Olympic Division of the North Puget Sound League since 2016.

Notable alumni

Ariana Kukors Ariana Kukors (born June 1, 1989) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record holder in the 200-meter individual medley (long course). Ariana now works in private coaching related to athletic performance. Kukors has won a ...

, American swimmer and former 200m IM world record holder

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* High schools in King County, Washington Buildings and structures in Auburn, Washington Educational institutions established in 2005 Public high schools in Washington (state) 2005 establishments in Washington (state) {{washington-school-stub