Metro overview
823 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.
| Mountain Meadow ElementaryNeighborhood | White River School District | #53 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #12 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Somerset Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #4 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Medina Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #2 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Sumner Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | #220 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Federal Way Public AcademyNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #121 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Islander Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mercer Island School District | #64 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Tyee Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #33 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Lakeridge Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | #209 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Jing Mei Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #23 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Arlington High SchoolNeighborhood | Arlington School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Weston High SchoolNeighborhood | Arlington School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Auburn Mountainview High SchoolNeighborhood | Auburn School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Auburn Riverside High SchoolNeighborhood | Auburn School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Auburn Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Auburn School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Bellevue High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Interlake Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Newport Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Sammamish Senior HighNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
| Bethel High SchoolNeighborhood | Bethel School District | #0 | #0 | — | Typical Profile | Insufficient |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →