Metro overview
778 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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #2 | #1 (WA)#1 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| John Stanford International SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #11 | #2 (WA)#2 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Timberline Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lake Washington School District | #37 | #6 (WA)#3 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryNeighborhood | Lake Washington School District | #4 | #7 (WA)#4 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mountain Meadow ElementaryNeighborhood | White River School District | #46 | #8 (WA)#5 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Cherry Crest Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #3 | #10 (WA)#6 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Federal Way Public AcademyNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #146 | #12 (WA)#7 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)Also HS #15 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Louisa May Alcott ElementaryNeighborhood | Lake Washington School District | #18 | #13 (WA)#8 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Beachwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Clover Park School District | #107 | #14 (WA)#9 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Cascade Ridge ElementaryNeighborhood | Issaquah School District | #9 | #15 (WA)#10 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Public School: AtlasCharter | Summit Public School: Atlas | #28 | #5 (WA)HS#1 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Newport Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #2 | #6 (WA)HS#2 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Ballard High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #6 | #7 (WA)HS#3 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| The Center SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #30 | #8 (WA)HS#4 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Mercer Island High SchoolNeighborhood | Mercer Island School District | #1 | #11 (WA)HS#5 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Innovation Lab High SchoolNeighborhood | Northshore School District | #14 | #12 (WA)HS#6 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Federal Way Public AcademyNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #35 | #15 (WA)HS#7 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Lincoln High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #4 | #17 (WA)HS#8 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Interlake Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #5 | #21 (WA)HS#9 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Summit Public School: SierraCharter | Summit Public School: Sierra | #178 | #24 (WA)HS#10 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
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