Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Olympic View Elem #626 → #257
- North Whidbey Middle School #667 → #328
Metro overview
Oak Harbor, WA — 2024 Decoded Rankings
16 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 2 outperforming expectations
- 2 strong by both measures
- 1 high scores, context matters
- 8 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.
- Hillcrest Elementary #182 → #24
- Oak Harbor Elementary #233 → #233
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.
- Coupeville Elementary School #345 → #947
- South Whidbey Middle #548 → #471
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 14 →Elementary / Middle Schools (14 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #182 | #24 (WA)plausibly #5–108#1 (Oak Harbor metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Oak Harbor ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #233 | #233 (WA)plausibly #98–389#2 (Oak Harbor metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Olympic View ElemNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #626 | #257 (WA)plausibly #89–592#3 (Oak Harbor metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| North Whidbey Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #667 | #328 (WA)plausibly #183–643#4 (Oak Harbor metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| South Whidbey MiddleNeighborhood | South Whidbey School District | #548 | #471 (WA)plausibly #256–696#5 (Oak Harbor metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Coupeville Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Coupeville School District | #578 | #585 (WA)plausibly #330–770#6 (Oak Harbor metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Crescent Harbor ElemNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #618 | #636 (WA)plausibly #378–934#7 (Oak Harbor metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #719 | #700 (WA)plausibly #477–962#8 (Oak Harbor metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Broad View ElementaryNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #788 | #717 (WA)plausibly #429–960#9 (Oak Harbor metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Utsalady ElementaryNeighborhood | Stanwood-Camano School District | #782 | #757 (WA)plausibly #516–925#10 (Oak Harbor metro) | Typical Profile | High |
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 6 →High Schools (6 ranked)
3 official · 3 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Whidbey High SchoolNeighborhood | South Whidbey School District | #37 | #31 (WA)HS#1 (Oak Harbor metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Oak Harbor High SchoolNeighborhood | Oak Harbor School District | #153 | #105 (WA)HS#2 (Oak Harbor metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Coupeville High SchoolNeighborhood | Coupeville School District | #69 | #112 (WA)HS#3 (Oak Harbor metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Unranked (3 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Open Den | Coupeville School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| South Whidbey Academy | South Whidbey School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| iGrad Academy | Oak Harbor School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Oak Harbor, WA
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)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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