Metro overview
51 schools ranked · Updated May 29, 2026
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.
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
| Silver Beach Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Fairhaven Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #3 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Lowell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #6 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Whatcom Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #7 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Central ElementaryNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #16 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Harmony ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Baker School District | #17 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Blaine Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Blaine School District | #31 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #26 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Vossbeck Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #5 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Kulshan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #2 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Bellingham High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Options High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Sehome High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Squalicum High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Blaine High SchoolNeighborhood | Blaine School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Ferndale High SchoolNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Intergenerational High SchoolCharter | Intergenerational High School | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Lynden High SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Meridian High SchoolNeighborhood | Meridian School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Mount Baker Senior HighNeighborhood | Mount Baker School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →