Metro overview
33 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.
| Little Mountain ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #23 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| La Venture Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #18 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Edison ElementaryNeighborhood | Burlington-Edison School District | #3 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #12 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| West View ElementaryNeighborhood | Burlington-Edison School District | #26 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Island View ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #1 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Madison ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #25 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Samish Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #9 | #8 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Central Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #11 | #9 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Fidalgo ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #2 | #10 | High Scores, Context Matters | High |
| Anacortes High SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Concrete High SchoolNeighborhood | Concrete School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Vernon High SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| La Conner High SchoolNeighborhood | La Conner School District | #5 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #4 | #5HS | 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 →