Metro overview
67 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #226 | #102 (WA)plausibly #61–256#1 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #310 | #152 (WA)plausibly #126–211#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Rochester Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #799 | #169 (WA)plausibly #73–338#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #278 | #205 (WA)plausibly #91–381#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Woodland ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #589 | #253 (WA)plausibly #82–465#5 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| South Bay ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #517 | #289 (WA)plausibly #124–508#6 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| George Bush Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #573 | #324 (WA)plausibly #211–512#7 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Tumwater Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #571 | #355 (WA)plausibly #228–555#8 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Michael T Simmons ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #429 | #371 (WA)plausibly #251–563#9 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #525 | #396 (WA)plausibly #206–631#10 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium |
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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #63 | #72 (WA)HS#1 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #78 | #84 (WA)HS#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #34 | #110 (WA)HS#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| River Ridge High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #173 | #141 (WA)HS#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Thurston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #100 | #146 (WA)HS#5 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| A G West Black Hills High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #77 | #157 (WA)HS#6 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Rainier Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #122 | #177 (WA)HS#7 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Tenino High SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #150 | #179 (WA)HS#8 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Yelm High School 12Neighborhood | Yelm School District | #157 | #231 (WA)HS#9 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Washington Connections Academy GoldendaleNeighborhood | Goldendale School District | #227 | #267 (WA)HS#10 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →