Metro overview
54 schools ranked · Updated May 29, 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.
| Hillcrest ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #1 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| La Venture Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #31 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Oak Harbor ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #4 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Anacortes Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #9 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #25 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| North Whidbey Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #18 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Clear Lake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #10 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Crescent Harbor ElemNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #8 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Island View ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #2 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Coupeville Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Coupeville School District | #13 | #10 | Typical Profile | Medium |
| Anacortes High SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Cap Sante High SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Coupeville High SchoolNeighborhood | Coupeville School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| La Conner High SchoolNeighborhood | La Conner School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Mount Vernon High SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Oak Harbor High SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| State Street High SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| South Whidbey AcademyNeighborhood | South Whidbey School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| South Whidbey High SchoolNeighborhood | South Whidbey School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →