Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA
Orting School District — Decoded Rankings
4 of 7 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 1,912
- Free/reduced lunch
- 36.3%
- Avg SES index
- 76.6
- State
- WA
Schools in Orting School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (3 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orting Middle SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #1132 | #1114 (WA)plausibly #1031–1181#509 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Orting Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #894 | #1164 (WA)plausibly #851–1313#527 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #1007 | #1467 (WA)plausibly #1452–1475#659 (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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orting High SchoolNeighborhoodOrting School District | #198 | #295 (WA)HS#102 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | High |
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) | 26.4 | 50 | 23.6 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 16.7 | 50 | 33.3 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -65.3 | 0 | Schools lose 65.3 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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