Metro overview
48 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.
| Lowell Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #4 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Silver Beach Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #1 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Fairhaven Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #3 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Kulshan Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #2 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Kendall ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Mount Baker School District | #36 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Vossbeck Elementary SchoolEnrollment unknown | Lynden School District | #5 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Whatcom Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #12 | #7 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Blaine Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Blaine School District | #33 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Harmony ElementaryEnrollment unknown | Mount Baker School District | #22 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolEnrollment unknown | Nooksack Valley School District | #27 | #10 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High |
| Sehome High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #2 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Blaine High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Blaine School District | #1 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Bellingham High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Baker Senior HighEnrollment unknown | Mount Baker School District | #9 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lynden High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Lynden School District | #6 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Meridian High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Meridian School District | #4 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Ferndale High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Ferndale School District | #7 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Nooksack Valley High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Nooksack Valley School District | #5 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Squalicum High SchoolEnrollment unknown | Bellingham School District | #8 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →