Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
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Metro overview
Baker City, OR — 2025 Decoded Rankings
2 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 1 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
These are the schools where raw test performance and decoded performance disagree most. The shift column shows the gap between Achievement Rank and Decoded Rank.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- South Baker Intermediate School #1 → #1
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
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Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 3 →Elementary / Middle Schools (3 ranked)
2 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence)
| South Baker Intermediate SchoolNeighborhood | Baker SD 5J | #1 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Baker Web AcademyCharter | Baker SD 5J | #1 | Est. #2provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Brooklyn Primary SchoolNeighborhood | Baker SD 5J | #2 | #2 | Typical Profile | Medium |
Districts in Baker City, OR
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Oregon OSAS 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →