Metro overview
66 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 | #5 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Washington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #6 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Jefferson Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #3 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Meadows ElementaryNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #14 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| George Bush Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #24 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #29 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Reeves Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #22 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Tenino Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #49 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| McKenny ElementaryNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #4 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| East Olympia ElementaryNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #10 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Olympia High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Capital High SchoolNeighborhood | Olympia School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Tumwater High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #5 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Rainier Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Rainier School District | #4 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| North Thurston High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #3 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| River Ridge High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #10 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Tenino High SchoolNeighborhood | Tenino School District | #8 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Timberline High SchoolNeighborhood | North Thurston Public Schools | #6 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Yelm High School 12Neighborhood | Yelm School District | #9 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| A G West Black Hills High SchoolNeighborhood | Tumwater School District | #7 | #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 →