Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Morgan Middle School #867 → #638
Metro overview
Ellensburg, WA — 2024 Decoded Rankings
11 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 0 strong by both measures
- 1 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 #395 → #624
- Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary #564 → #693
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 #656 → #1340
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 11 →Elementary / Middle Schools (11 ranked)
9 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #395 | #624 (WA)plausibly #412–863#1 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Morgan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #867 | #638 (WA)plausibly #367–996#2 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Cle Elum Roslyn ElementaryNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #564 | #693 (WA)plausibly #459–830#3 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mt. Stuart ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #930 | #704 (WA)plausibly #451–967#4 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Walter Strom Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #824 | #841 (WA)plausibly #615–990#5 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lincoln ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #698 | #1140 (WA)plausibly #839–1334#6 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #967 | #1337 (WA)plausibly #1108–1427#7 (Ellensburg metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Kittitas Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #656 | #1340 (WA)plausibly #1074–1451#8 (Ellensburg metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #1087 | #1402 (WA)plausibly #1295–1445#9 (Ellensburg metro)Also HS #119 | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr HighNeighborhood | Thorp School District | — | #868 | Est. #1441 (WA)#9 (Ellensburg metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low |
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 4 →High Schools (4 ranked)
3 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellensburg High SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #120 | #115 (WA)HS#1 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #102 | #119 (WA)HS#2 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Easton SchoolNeighborhood | Easton School District | #73 | #189 (WA)HS#3 (Ellensburg metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Unranked (1 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 | |
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
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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