Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Mt. Stuart Elementary #7 → #1
- Morgan Middle School #6 → #3
Metro overview
Ellensburg, WA — 2024 Decoded Rankings
11 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 2026
- 2 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 2 high scores, context matters
- 2 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 #1 → #2
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.
- Kittitas Elementary School #3 → #7
- Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary #2 → #5
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 10 →Elementary / Middle Schools (10 ranked)
9 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence)
| Mt. Stuart ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #7 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Valley View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #1 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Morgan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #6 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Walter Strom Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #5 | #4 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Cle Elum Roslyn ElementaryNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #2 | #5 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Lincoln ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #4 | #6 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Kittitas Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #3 | #7 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #9 | #8Also HS #2 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #8 | #9 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr HighNeighborhood | Thorp School District | #7 | Est. #9provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low |
High Schools
View all 3 →High Schools (3 ranked)
| Ellensburg High SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #2 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #3 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Easton SchoolNeighborhood | Easton School District | #1 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
Districts in Ellensburg, WA
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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