Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Walter Strom Middle School #708 → #614
Metro overview
Ellensburg, WA — 2025 Decoded Rankings
12 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 6 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.
- Valley View Elementary School #387 → #445
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.
- Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary #577 → #797
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 11 →Elementary / Middle Schools (11 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #387 | #445 (WA)plausibly #254–717#1 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mt. Stuart ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #690 | #548 (WA)plausibly #294–890#2 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Walter Strom Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #708 | #614 (WA)plausibly #372–795#3 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #581 | #749 (WA)plausibly #495–971#4 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Morgan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #795 | #761 (WA)plausibly #399–1059#5 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Cle Elum Roslyn ElementaryNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #577 | #797 (WA)plausibly #612–916#6 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr HighNeighborhood | Thorp School District | #991 | #1140 (WA)plausibly #946–1243#7 (Ellensburg metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Kittitas Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #805 | #1279 (WA)plausibly #1104–1358#8 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #967 | #1292 (WA)plausibly #981–1413#9 (Ellensburg metro)Also HS #273 | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #966 | #1436 (WA)plausibly #1208–1484#10 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | Medium |
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.
High Schools
View all 6 →High Schools (6 ranked)
3 official · 3 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellensburg High SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #93 | #58 (WA)HS#1 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Easton SchoolNeighborhood | Easton School District | #104 | #181 (WA)HS#2 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #204 | #273 (WA)HS#3 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Unranked (3 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Cle Elum Roslyn High School | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Ellensburg Open Doors | Ellensburg School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Swiftwater Alternative High School | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Ellensburg, WA
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
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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