Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Taft Elementary School #3 → #2
Metro overview
Newport, OR — 2024 Decoded Rankings
6 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 2026
- 1 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 1 high scores, context matters
- 2 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 #1 → #1
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 #2 → #4
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 6 →Elementary / Middle Schools (5 ranked)
5 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Crestview Heights SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #1 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Taft Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #3 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Taft Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #5 | #3 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Sam Case ElementaryNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #2 | #4 | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | |
| Newport Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #4 | #5 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Compass K-12 Online School | Lincoln County SD | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
High Schools
View all 1 →High Schools (1 ranked)
| Newport High SchoolNeighborhood | Lincoln County SD | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
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
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Oregon OSAS 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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