Ellensburg School District — Decoded Rankings
6 of 9 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 2,211
- Free/reduced lunch
- 46.7%
- Avg SES index
- 44.1
- State
- WA
Schools in Ellensburg School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (5 ranked)
5 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #387 | #445 (WA)plausibly #254–717#1 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mt. Stuart ElementaryNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #690 | #548 (WA)plausibly #294–890#2 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Lincoln ElementaryNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #581 | #749 (WA)plausibly #495–971#4 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Morgan Middle SchoolNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #795 | #761 (WA)plausibly #399–1059#5 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #966 | #1436 (WA)plausibly #1208–1484#10 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Ellensburg Choice Schools | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellensburg High SchoolNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #93 | #58 (WA)HS#1 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 1Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 3Typical Profile
- 1Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Ellensburg, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 66.0 | 50 | 16.0 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 66.0 | 50 | 16.0 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 0.0 | 0 | No average shift after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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