Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Little Mountain Elementary #1245 → #497
- Mary Purcell Elementary School #1067 → #542
Metro overview
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — 2025 Decoded Rankings
33 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 3 high scores, context matters
- 15 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
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.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- Edison Elementary #369 → #381
- Fidalgo Elementary #340 → #454
- Big Lake Elementary School #612 → #488
- Island View Elementary #297 → #516
- Clear Lake Elementary School #489 → #558
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
- Anacortes Middle School #482 → #789
- Mount Erie Elementary #386 → #642
- Conway School District 317 #505 → #762
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 32 →Elementary / Middle Schools (32 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison ElementaryNeighborhood | Burlington-Edison School District | #369 | #381 (WA)plausibly #187–598#1 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Fidalgo ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #340 | #454 (WA)plausibly #219–724#2 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Big Lake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #612 | #488 (WA)plausibly #171–655#3 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Little Mountain ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #1245 | #497 (WA)plausibly #318–717#4 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Island View ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #297 | #516 (WA)plausibly #328–747#5 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #1067 | #542 (WA)plausibly #334–785#6 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Clear Lake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #489 | #558 (WA)plausibly #380–779#7 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Samish Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #702 | #581 (WA)plausibly #398–870#8 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Madison ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #1315 | #584 (WA)plausibly #457–830#9 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Centennial Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #1093 | #622 (WA)plausibly #537–788#10 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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.
High Schools
View all 12 →High Schools (12 ranked)
5 official · 5 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete High SchoolNeighborhood | Concrete School District | #158 | #8 (WA)HS#1 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Anacortes High SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #21 | #19 (WA)HS#2 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Mount Vernon High SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #213 | #126 (WA)HS#3 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| La Conner High SchoolNeighborhood | La Conner School District | #271 | #137 (WA)HS#4 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #245 | #217 (WA)HS#5 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Unranked (5 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Burlington Edison High School | Burlington-Edison School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Burlington-Edison Alternative School | Burlington-Edison School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Cap Sante High School | Anacortes School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Mount Vernon Open Doors | Mount Vernon School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Open Doors | Burlington-Edison School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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