Metro overview
152 schools ranked · Updated July 26, 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.
| Ness ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #23 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Wilson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #2 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Riverside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Riverside School District | #58 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Libby CenterNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #1 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Skyline ElementaryNeighborhood | Mead School District | #3 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Northport Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #37 | #6 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Moran Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #12 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Freeman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Freeman School District | #4 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Mullan Road ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #10 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Deer Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Deer Park School District | #60 | #10 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High |
| Stem Academy at SVTNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lewis & Clark High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #5 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Deer Park High SchoolNeighborhood | Deer Park School District | #11 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Jenkins Junior/Senior HighNeighborhood | Chewelah School District | #10 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mead Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #6 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Liberty High SchoolNeighborhood | Liberty School District | #3 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| North Central High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #21 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Colville Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Colville School District | #14 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Northport High SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #2 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lakeside High SchoolNeighborhood | Nine Mile Falls School District | #4 | #10HS | HS outcome | HS pool |
SchoolDecoder publishes context-adjusted residuals, not causal estimates. Decoded Rank is one signal — not a verdict on teaching quality. Read about limitations →