Metro overview
31 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.
| Wallace ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #18 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Mt. Solo Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #9 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Woodland Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #7 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Monticello Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #12 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Barnes ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #22 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Columbia Valley Garden Elem SchlNeighborhood | Longview School District | #4 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Huntington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #17 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Kalama Elem SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #8 | #8 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Saint Helens ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #24 | #9 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Northlake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #11 | #10 | Typical Profile | High |
| Woodland High SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mark Morris High SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| R A Long High SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Castle Rock High SchoolNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #5 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kelso High SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #4 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Toutle Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | #6 | #6HS | 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 →