Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA
Fife School District — Decoded Rankings
5 of 7 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 2,560
- Free/reduced lunch
- 55.8%
- Avg SES index
- 45.7
- State
- WA
Schools in Fife School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (4 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodFife School District | #939 | #653 (WA)plausibly #458–877#326 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Columbia Junior High SchoolNeighborhoodFife School District | #1139 | #678 (WA)plausibly #357–889#331 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Hedden Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodFife School District | #645 | #878 (WA)plausibly #641–1080#408 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Surprise Lake Middle SchoolNeighborhoodFife School District | #1154 | #1370 (WA)plausibly #1194–1428#612 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife High SchoolNeighborhoodFife School District | #161 | #146 (WA)HS#51 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 3Typical Profile
- 1Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 28.2 | 50 | 21.8 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 38.2 | 50 | 11.8 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 68.3 | 0 | Schools gain 68.3 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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