Metro overview
66 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #349 | #123 (WA)#1 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #257 | #153 (WA)#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Aspire Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #298 | #190 (WA)#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| George Bush Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #597 | #206 (WA)#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Littlerock Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #388 | #243 (WA)#5 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Rainier Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #491 | #314 (WA)#6 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #562 | #319 (WA)#7 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #655 | #339 (WA)#8 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #342 | #363 (WA)#9 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Grand Mound ElementaryNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #736 | #383 (WA)#10 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | Typical Profile | High |
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #78 | #62 (WA)HS#1 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Tumwater High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #86 | #93 (WA)HS#2 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #31 | #94 (WA)HS#3 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Thurston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #110 | #162 (WA)HS#4 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Rainier Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #118 | #167 (WA)HS#5 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| River Ridge High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #204 | #205 (WA)HS#6 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Timberline High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #117 | #222 (WA)HS#7 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Tenino High SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #220 | #226 (WA)HS#8 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Rochester High SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #229 | #228 (WA)HS#9 (Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Yelm High School 12Neighborhood | Yelm School District | #203 | #273 (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 →