Metro overview
48 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 | |
| North Whidbey Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #18 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Island View ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #3 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Anacortes Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #8 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Broad View ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #15 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Clear Lake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #10 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Oak Harbor ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #2 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Utsalady ElementaryNeighborhood | Stanwood-Camano School District | #7 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Mount Erie ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #5 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Fidalgo ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #4 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Anacortes High SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| South Whidbey High SchoolNeighborhood | South Whidbey School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Oak Harbor High SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #4 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Coupeville High SchoolNeighborhood | Coupeville School District | #3 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #6 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Vernon High SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #8 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| La Conner High SchoolNeighborhood | La Conner School District | #5 | #8HS | 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 →