Metro overview
16 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026 · Cross-state metro (ID + OR)
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.
List forthcoming from this year's data.
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ontario SD 8C | #335 | #10 (OR)plausibly #5–39#1 (Ontario metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Four Rivers Community SchoolCharter | Oregon Department of Education | #354 | #13 (OR)plausibly #5–61#2 (Ontario metro)Also HS #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Ontario Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ontario SD 8C | #420 | #20 (OR)plausibly #5–161#3 (Ontario metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Nyssa Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nyssa SD 26 | #390 | #21 (OR)plausibly #8–71#4 (Ontario metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Adrian Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Adrian SD 61 | #39 | #33 (OR)plausibly #3–172#5 (Ontario metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Vale Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Vale SD 84 | #139 | #69 (OR)plausibly #35–303#6 (Ontario metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| May Roberts Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ontario SD 8C | #555 | #126 (OR)plausibly #57–322#7 (Ontario metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Vale Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Vale SD 84 | #317 | #130 (OR)plausibly #49–338#8 (Ontario metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Aiken Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ontario SD 8C | #292 | #140 (OR)plausibly #26–309#9 (Ontario metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Cairo Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ontario SD 8C | #496 | #197 (OR)plausibly #35–419#10 (Ontario 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Rivers Community SchoolCharter | Oregon Department of Education | #9 | #1 (OR)HS#1 (Ontario metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Vale High SchoolNeighborhood | Vale SD 84 | #6 | #6 (OR)HS#2 (Ontario metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Nyssa High SchoolNeighborhood | Nyssa SD 26 | #44 | #18 (OR)HS#3 (Ontario metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Adrian High SchoolNeighborhood | Adrian SD 61 | #22 | #32 (OR)HS#4 (Ontario metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Ontario High SchoolNeighborhood | Ontario SD 8C | #77 | #85 (OR)HS#5 (Ontario metro) | HS outcome | High |
Cross-state metro note: The Ontario, OR-ID metro spans ID and OR. Schools are ranked separately on each state's side — the states administer their tests independently, and no cross-state comparison is made. (Both states use Smarter Balanced for grades 3–8 ELA/math, but administrations and populations differ.)
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →