Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Taft Elementary School #507 → #504
Metro overview
Newport, OR — 2024 Decoded Rankings
6 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 1 outperforming expectations
- 0 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 1 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.
- Crestview Heights School #306 → #173
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.
- Sam Case Elementary #391 → #556
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 8 →Elementary / Middle Schools (8 ranked)
5 official · 3 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Heights SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #306 | #173 (OR)plausibly #77–411#1 (Newport metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Taft Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #507 | #504 (OR)plausibly #376–571#2 (Newport metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Newport Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #551 | #511 (OR)plausibly #300–626#3 (Newport metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Taft Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #601 | #553 (OR)plausibly #258–627#4 (Newport metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Sam Case ElementaryNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #391 | #556 (OR)plausibly #381–623#5 (Newport metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Unranked (3 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Compass K-12 Online School | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Eddyville Charter School | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Siletz Valley Schools | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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 5 →High Schools (5 ranked)
1 official · 4 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport High SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #33 | #11 (OR)HS#1 (Newport metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Unranked (4 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Lincoln City Career Technical High School | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Taft High School | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Toledo Senior High School | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Waldport High School | Lincoln County SD | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Newport, OR
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Oregon OSAS 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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