Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Parkdale Elementary School #366 → #19
Metro overview
Hood River, OR — 2025 Decoded Rankings
8 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 2 outperforming expectations
- 3 strong by both measures
- 1 high scores, context matters
- 1 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.
- May Street Elementary School #92 → #26
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.
No schools fired this story this year.
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 7 →Elementary / Middle Schools (7 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkdale Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #366 | #19 (OR)plausibly #8–85#1 (Hood River metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| May Street Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #92 | #26 (OR)plausibly #16–107#2 (Hood River metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Westside Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #67 | #68 (OR)plausibly #44–161#3 (Hood River metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| WyEast Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #547 | #150 (OR)plausibly #71–329#4 (Hood River metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Cascade Locks SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #179 | #194 (OR)plausibly #61–567#5 (Hood River metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Low | ||
| Mid Valley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #493 | #206 (OR)plausibly #59–327#6 (Hood River metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Hood River Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #181 | #358 (OR)plausibly #220–455#7 (Hood River 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 1 →High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Hood River County SD | #61 | #81 (OR)HS#1 (Hood River metro) | HS outcome | Low |
Districts in Hood River, OR
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)
- Oregon OSAS 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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