Ellensburg School District — Decoded Rankings
6 of 8 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 2,191
- Free/reduced lunch
- 50.7%
- Avg SES index
- 43.0
- State
- WA
Schools in Ellensburg School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (5 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #395 | #624 (WA)plausibly #412–863#1 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Morgan Middle SchoolNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #867 | #638 (WA)plausibly #367–996#2 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Mt. Stuart ElementaryNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #930 | #704 (WA)plausibly #451–967#4 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln ElementaryNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #698 | #1140 (WA)plausibly #839–1334#6 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryNeighborhoodEllensburg School District | #967 | #1337 (WA)plausibly #1108–1427#7 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | Medium |
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 | #120 | #115 (WA)HS#1 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 1High 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) | 53.3 | 50 | 3.3 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 66.7 | 50 | 16.7 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 1.2 | 0 | Schools gain 1.2 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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