Metro overview
101 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 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.
9 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gervais Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Gervais SD 1 | #485 | #8 (OR)plausibly #4–32#1 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Victor Point Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Silver Falls SD 4J | #49 | #9 (OR)plausibly #4–73#2 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| St Paul Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | St Paul SD 45 | #123 | #17 (OR)plausibly #2–155#3 (Salem metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Hallman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Salem-Keizer SD 24J | #620 | #37 (OR)plausibly #12–166#4 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Mt Angel Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mt Angel SD 91 | #324 | #49 (OR)plausibly #24–169#5 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Oregon Charter AcademyCharter | Santiam Canyon SD 129J | — | #218 | Est. #58 (OR)#3 (Salem metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Wright Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Salem-Keizer SD 24J | #248 | #73 (OR)plausibly #28–180#6 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Turner Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Cascade SD 5 | #105 | #75 (OR)plausibly #34–204#7 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| St Marys Public SchoolNeighborhood | Mt Angel SD 91 | #376 | #85 (OR)plausibly #41–196#8 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Valor Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Woodburn SD 103 | #645 | #91 (OR)plausibly #57–201#9 (Salem metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverton High SchoolNeighborhood | Silver Falls SD 4J | #20 | #5 (OR)HS#1 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| John F Kennedy High SchoolNeighborhood | Mt Angel SD 91 | #27 | #25 (OR)HS#2 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| St Paul High SchoolNeighborhood | St Paul SD 45 | #19 | #30 (OR)HS#3 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Stayton High SchoolNeighborhood | North Santiam SD 29J | #54 | #35 (OR)HS#4 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Cascade Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Cascade SD 5 | #25 | #40 (OR)HS#5 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Woodburn High SchoolNeighborhood | Woodburn SD 103 | #104 | #42 (OR)HS#6 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Salem High SchoolNeighborhood | Salem-Keizer SD 24J | #108 | #55 (OR)HS#7 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| North Marion High SchoolNeighborhood | North Marion SD 15 | #35 | #67 (OR)HS#8 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Jefferson High SchoolNeighborhood | Jefferson SD 14J | #62 | #70 (OR)HS#9 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Gervais High SchoolNeighborhood | Gervais SD 1 | #98 | #71 (OR)HS#10 (Salem metro) | HS outcome | Low |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →