Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA
Orting School District — Decoded Rankings
4 of 5 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 1,933
- Free/reduced lunch
- 39.3%
- Avg SES index
- 75.6
- State
- WA
Schools in Orting School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (3 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orting Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #968 | #1272 (WA)plausibly #1156–1390#574 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Orting Middle SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #1124 | #1297 (WA)plausibly #1242–1337#581 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #802 | #1470 (WA)plausibly #1397–1487#660 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orting High SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #187 | #284 (WA)HS#97 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 1Typical Profile
- 2Lower 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) | 29.2 | 50 | 20.8 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 11.0 | 50 | 39.0 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -122.3 | 0 | Schools lose 122.3 places on average 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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