Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Adams Elementary School #155 → #102
Metro overview
15 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #34 | #10 (OR)plausibly #6–27#1 (Corvallis metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| North Albany Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Greater Albany Public SD 8J | #151 | #80 (OR)plausibly #49–197#2 (Corvallis metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Adams Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #155 | #102 (OR)plausibly #43–366#3 (Corvallis metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Philomath Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Philomath SD 17J | #152 | #140 (OR)plausibly #72–299#4 (Corvallis metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #63 | #198 (OR)plausibly #114–386#5 (Corvallis metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cheldelin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #165 | #238 (OR)plausibly #146–421#6 (Corvallis metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | ||
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #221 | #258 (OR)plausibly #120–482#7 (Corvallis metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #153 | #287 (OR)plausibly #97–452#8 (Corvallis metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Linus Pauling Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #264 | #480 (OR)plausibly #307–598#9 (Corvallis metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Letitia Carson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #238 | #536 (OR)plausibly #354–639#10 (Corvallis metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | 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.
3 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #8 | #12 (OR)HS#1 (Corvallis metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Monroe High SchoolNeighborhood | Monroe SD 1J | #32 | #58 (OR)HS#2 (Corvallis metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Corvallis High SchoolNeighborhood | Corvallis SD 509J | #50 | #61 (OR)HS#3 (Corvallis metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Philomath High School | Philomath SD 17J | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →