Metro overview
79 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Markham ElementaryNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #247 | #19 (WA)plausibly #12–27#1 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Paterson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Paterson School District | #147 | #30 (WA)plausibly #23–65#2 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Westgate Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #757 | #73 (WA)plausibly #59–127#3 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Marcus Whitman ElementaryNeighborhood | Richland School District | #377 | #184 (WA)plausibly #93–323#4 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #281 | #218 (WA)plausibly #163–298#5 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Cottonwood ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #163 | #253 (WA)plausibly #102–464#6 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Amon Creek ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #134 | #302 (WA)plausibly #156–551#7 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Stevens Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #1470 | #318 (WA)plausibly #213–540#8 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Sage Crest ElementaryNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #348 | #346 (WA)plausibly #195–545#9 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #1245 | #396 (WA)plausibly #263–603#10 (Kennewick-Richland metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High |
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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamiakin High SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #89 | #28 (WA)HS#1 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Kennewick High SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #231 | #63 (WA)HS#2 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Richland High SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #74 | #70 (WA)HS#3 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Pasco Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Pasco School District | #299 | #120 (WA)HS#4 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Connell High SchoolNeighborhood | North Franklin School District | #275 | #148 (WA)HS#5 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Prosser High SchoolNeighborhood | Prosser School District | #235 | #188 (WA)HS#6 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Hanford High SchoolNeighborhood | Richland School District | #81 | #205 (WA)HS#7 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Southridge High SchoolNeighborhood | Kennewick School District | #197 | #239 (WA)HS#8 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| River View High SchoolNeighborhood | Finley School District | #260 | #251 (WA)HS#9 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Kiona-Benton City High SchoolNeighborhood | Kiona-Benton City School District | #232 | #263 (WA)HS#10 (Kennewick-Richland metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →