Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Hood Canal Elementary School #1238 → #530
Metro overview
Shelton, WA — 2025 Decoded Rankings
16 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 0 outperforming expectations
- 0 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 4 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.
- Grapeview Elementary & Middle School #667 → #498
- Southside Elementary #752 → #715
- Bordeaux Elementary School #778 → #959
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.
- Belfair Elementary #1040 → #1293
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 15 →Elementary / Middle Schools (15 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapeview Elementary & Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Grapeview School District | #667 | #498 (WA)plausibly #221–760#1 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Hood Canal Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hood Canal School District | #1238 | #530 (WA)plausibly #269–801#2 (Shelton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Southside ElementaryNeighborhood | Southside School District | #752 | #715 (WA)plausibly #435–914#3 (Shelton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Bordeaux Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #778 | #959 (WA)plausibly #794–1219#4 (Shelton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mountain View ElementaryNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #1213 | #1056 (WA)plausibly #794–1273#5 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pioneer School District | #1376 | #1154 (WA)plausibly #944–1270#6 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sand Hill ElementaryNeighborhood | North Mason School District | #1296 | #1190 (WA)plausibly #1064–1262#7 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Pioneer Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pioneer School District | #1462 | #1239 (WA)plausibly #1111–1299#8 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Belfair ElementaryNeighborhood | North Mason School District | #1040 | #1293 (WA)plausibly #1110–1421#9 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Evergreen Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #1476 | #1303 (WA)plausibly #1098–1449#10 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower 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.
High Schools
View all 5 →High Schools (5 ranked)
3 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton High SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #250 | #196 (WA)HS#1 (Shelton metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Cedar High SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #222 | #268 (WA)HS#2 (Shelton metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| North Mason Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | North Mason School District | #258 | #276 (WA)HS#3 (Shelton metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| James A. Taylor High School | North Mason School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Shelton Open Doors | Shelton School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Shelton, WA
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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