Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Quilcene High And Elementary #769 → #395
Metro overview
Port Townsend, WA — 2024 Decoded Rankings
7 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 1 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.
List forthcoming from this year's data.
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.
- Salish Coast Elementary #553 → #780
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 8 →Elementary / Middle Schools (8 ranked)
5 official · 3 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinnon ElementaryNeighborhood | Brinnon School District | #310 | #4 (WA)plausibly #1–11#1 (Port Townsend metro) | Typical Profile | Low | ||
| Quilcene High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Quilcene School District | #769 | #395 (WA)plausibly #170–712#2 (Port Townsend metro)Also HS #218 | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Chimacum Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Chimacum School District | #905 | #703 (WA)plausibly #348–933#3 (Port Townsend metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Salish Coast ElementaryNeighborhood | Port Townsend School District | #553 | #780 (WA)plausibly #510–1174#4 (Port Townsend metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Blue Heron Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Port Townsend School District | #793 | #1077 (WA)plausibly #746–1322#5 (Port Townsend metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Unranked (3 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| OCEAN | Port Townsend School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| PI Program | Chimacum 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)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Townsend High SchoolNeighborhood | Port Townsend School District | #109 | #126 (WA)HS#1 (Port Townsend metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Quilcene High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Quilcene School District | #239 | #218 (WA)HS#2 (Port Townsend metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Chimacum Junior/Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Chimacum School District | #226 | #287 (WA)HS#3 (Port Townsend metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Districts in Port Townsend, WA
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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