Metro overview
75 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.
| Aspire Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #1 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #5 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Rochester Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #38 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #6 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Rainier Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #31 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Madison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #28 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Ridgeline Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #35 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Komachin Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #40 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Tumwater Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #24 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #8 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Envision Career AcademyNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| North Thurston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| River Ridge High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Timberline High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Avanti High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Rainier Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Tenino High SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| A G West Black Hills High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →