Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Shelton, WA
13 ranked · 21 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
Elementary / Middle Schools (13 ranked)
13 official · 8 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapeview Elementary & Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Grapeview School District | #579 | #351 (WA)plausibly #121–696#1 (Shelton metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Hood Canal Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Hood Canal School District | #1123 | #491 (WA)plausibly #269–759#2 (Shelton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Mountain View ElementaryNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #1008 | #661 (WA)plausibly #443–992#3 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Southside ElementaryNeighborhood | Southside School District | #683 | #734 (WA)plausibly #423–1023#4 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Bordeaux Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #766 | #762 (WA)plausibly #418–1212#5 (Shelton metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sand Hill ElementaryNeighborhood | North Mason School District | #1193 | #1020 (WA)plausibly #769–1166#6 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Pioneer Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Pioneer School District | #1343 | #1065 (WA)plausibly #712–1243#7 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Pioneer School District | #1431 | #1079 (WA)plausibly #719–1213#8 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Belfair ElementaryNeighborhood | North Mason School District | #987 | #1236 (WA)plausibly #901–1393#9 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Evergreen Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #1494 | #1355 (WA)plausibly #1160–1463#10 (Shelton metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Mary M. Knight SchoolNeighborhood | Mary M Knight School District | #1274 | #1367 (WA)plausibly #1161–1445#11 (Shelton metro)Also HS #300 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Oakland Bay Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #1383 | #1411 (WA)plausibly #1133–1491#12 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Olympic Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Shelton School District | #1408 | #1460 (WA)plausibly #1326–1481#13 (Shelton metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (8 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Choice Middle and High School | Shelton School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Garrett Heyns High School | Centralia College | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Hawkins Middle School | North Mason School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center | North Mason School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mason County Detention Center | Shelton School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| North Mason Homelink Program | North Mason School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| North Mason Online | North Mason School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Pioneer Virtual Academy | Pioneer School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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.
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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