Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Cedar Heights Middle School #510 → #315
- Sunnyslope Elementary School #498 → #338
Metro overview
58 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capt Johnston Blakely Elem SchNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #11 | #19 (WA)plausibly #10–56#1 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Odyssey Multiage ProgramNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #61 | #20 (WA)plausibly #5–86#2 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Olalla Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | South Kitsap School District | #270 | #51 (WA)plausibly #25–167#3 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Sonoji Sakai IntermediateNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #33 | #63 (WA)plausibly #47–122#4 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Woodward Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #81 | #115 (WA)plausibly #62–253#5 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Ordway ElementaryNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #144 | #193 (WA)plausibly #61–460#6 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Halilts Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #84 | #206 (WA)plausibly #76–455#7 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Brownsville ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #267 | #292 (WA)plausibly #129–470#8 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Cedar Heights Middle SchoolNeighborhood | South Kitsap School District | #510 | #315 (WA)plausibly #213–508#9 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Poulsbo Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Kitsap School District | #163 | #328 (WA)plausibly #194–569#10 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong 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.
8 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge High SchoolNeighborhood | Bainbridge Island School District | #3 | #24 (WA)HS#1 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Central Kitsap High SchoolNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #87 | #120 (WA)HS#2 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Kingston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Kitsap School District | #80 | #151 (WA)HS#3 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| South Kitsap High SchoolNeighborhood | South Kitsap School District | #116 | #170 (WA)HS#4 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| North Kitsap High SchoolNeighborhood | North Kitsap School District | #61 | #199 (WA)HS#5 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Klahowya SecondaryNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #79 | #203 (WA)HS#6 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Olympic High SchoolNeighborhood | Central Kitsap School District | #134 | #221 (WA)HS#7 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Bremerton High SchoolNeighborhood | Bremerton School District | #248 | #240 (WA)HS#8 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Discovery | South Kitsap School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Eagle Harbor High School | Bainbridge Island School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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