Port Townsend School District — Decoded Rankings
3 of 4 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 681
- Free/reduced lunch
- 53.0%
- Avg SES index
- 39.6
- State
- WA
Schools in Port Townsend School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (2 ranked)
2 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salish Coast ElementaryNeighborhoodPort Townsend School District | #553 | #780 (WA)plausibly #510–1174#4 (Port Townsend metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Blue Heron Middle SchoolNeighborhoodPort Townsend School District | #793 | #1077 (WA)plausibly #746–1322#5 (Port Townsend metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| OCEAN | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Townsend High SchoolNeighborhoodPort Townsend School District | #109 | #126 (WA)HS#1 (Port Townsend metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 2Typical Profile
- 0Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Port Townsend, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 60.0 | 50 | 10.0 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 30.0 | 50 | 20.0 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -1.5 | 0 | Schools lose 1.5 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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