Metro overview
66 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 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 | #5 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #22 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #3 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #29 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| George Bush Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #24 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Rochester Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #44 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Mill Pond Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yelm School District | #7 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| McKenny ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #4 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Tumwater Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #20 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #6 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium |
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| North Thurston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Rainier Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #4 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Tumwater High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #5 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Tenino High SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #8 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| River Ridge High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #10 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Rochester High SchoolNeighborhood | Rochester School District | #11 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Timberline High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #6 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Yelm High School 12Neighborhood | Yelm School District | #9 | #10HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →