Metro overview
44 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.
| Saddle Mountain ElementaryNeighborhood | Wahluke School District | #23 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| North ElementaryNeighborhood | Moses Lake School District | #13 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Morris Schott ElementaryNeighborhood | Wahluke School District | #33 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Midway ElementaryNeighborhood | Moses Lake School District | #20 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Mattawa ElementaryNeighborhood | Wahluke School District | #34 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Warden ElementaryNeighborhood | Warden School District | #16 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Parkway SchoolNeighborhood | Ephrata School District | #5 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Wahluke Junior HighNeighborhood | Wahluke School District | #25 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Royal Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Royal School District | #15 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Columbia Ridge ElementaryNeighborhood | Ephrata School District | #8 | #10 | Typical Profile | High |
| Royal High SchoolNeighborhood | Royal School District | #7 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Warden High SchoolNeighborhood | Warden School District | #3 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Almira Coulee Hartline High SchoolNeighborhood | Coulee-Hartline School District | #1 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Soap Lake Middle & High SchoolNeighborhood | Soap Lake School District | #6 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Wahluke High SchoolNeighborhood | Wahluke School District | #11 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Wilson Creek HighNeighborhood | Wilson Creek School District | #2 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Quincy High SchoolNeighborhood | Quincy School District | #8 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Moses Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Moses Lake School District | #4 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Vanguard AcademyNeighborhood | Moses Lake School District | #5 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Ephrata High SchoolNeighborhood | Ephrata School District | #9 | #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 →