Metro overview
32 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.
| Fidalgo ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #2 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Clear Lake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #4 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| La Venture Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #20 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Island View ElementaryNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #1 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Mary Purcell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #21 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Concrete ElementaryNeighborhood | Concrete School District | #18 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Central Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #10 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Anacortes Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #5 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Madison ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #25 | #9 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Edison ElementaryNeighborhood | Burlington-Edison School District | #6 | #10 | High Scores, Context Matters | High |
| Anacortes High SchoolNeighborhood | Anacortes School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Concrete High SchoolNeighborhood | Concrete School District | #4 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Sedro-Woolley School District | #2 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Vernon High SchoolNeighborhood | Mount Vernon School District | #3 | #4HS | 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 →