Metro overview
81 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 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.
| Paterson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Paterson School District | #8 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Stevens Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #56 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Edwin Markham ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #11 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Cottonwood ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Virgie Robinson ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #59 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #9 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Westgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #30 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #51 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Basin City ElemNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #39 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Orchard ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #2 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Kamiakin High SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #2 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Pasco Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #11 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Richland High SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kennewick High SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #5 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Hanford High SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #1 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Connell High SchoolNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #9 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kiona-Benton City High SchoolNeighborhood | Kiona-Benton City School District | #10 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Southridge High SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #4 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Prosser High SchoolNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #6 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| River View High SchoolNeighborhood | Finley School District | #8 | #10HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →