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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stanford International SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #16 | #1 (WA)plausibly #1–7#1 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Somerset Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #5 | #2 (WA)plausibly #1–6#2 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Medina Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #2 | #3 (WA)plausibly #1–10#3 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mountain Meadow ElementaryNeighborhood | White River School District | #36 | #6 (WA)plausibly #5–10#4 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| McDonald International SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #23 | #7 (WA)plausibly #4–21#5 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Island Park ElementaryNeighborhood | Mercer Island School District | #7 | #9 (WA)plausibly #4–34#6 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Beaver Lake Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Issaquah School District | #62 | #10 (WA)plausibly #5–34#7 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #71 | #11 (WA)plausibly #7–26#8 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Rainier PrepCharter | Rainier Prep Charter School District | #363 | #13 (WA)plausibly #9–16#9 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryNeighborhood | Lake Washington School District | #3 | #14 (WA)plausibly #6–34#10 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Way Public AcademyNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #22 | #3 (WA)HS#1 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Summit Public School: SierraCharter | Summit Public School: Sierra | #80 | #4 (WA)HS#2 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Vashon Island High SchoolNeighborhood | Vashon Island School District | #5 | #6 (WA)HS#3 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Ballard High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #10 | #10 (WA)HS#4 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Newport Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #4 | #11 (WA)HS#5 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| The Center SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #28 | #12 (WA)HS#6 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Mercer Island High SchoolNeighborhood | Mercer Island School District | #1 | #13 (WA)HS#7 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolNeighborhood | Clover Park School District | #84 | #16 (WA)HS#8 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Kamiak High SchoolNeighborhood | Mukilteo School District | #34 | #19 (WA)HS#9 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Bellevue High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #3 | #20 (WA)HS#10 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →