Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
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Metro overview
Port Townsend, WA — 2023 Decoded Rankings
6 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 3 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
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.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- Quilcene High And Elementary #2 → #2
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
No schools fired this story this year.
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 6 →Elementary / Middle Schools (4 ranked)
4 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Brinnon ElementaryNeighborhood | Brinnon School District | #1 | #1 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Quilcene High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Quilcene School District | #2 | #2Also HS #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Chimacum Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Chimacum School District | #4 | #3 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Blue Heron Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Port Townsend School District | #3 | #4 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| OCEAN | Port Townsend School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning | Quilcene School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
High Schools
View all 3 →High Schools (3 ranked)
| Port Townsend High SchoolNeighborhood | Port Townsend School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Quilcene High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Quilcene School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Chimacum Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Chimacum School District | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
Districts in Port Townsend, WA
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2022–23 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2022
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2022 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2022-23 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →