Metro overview
150 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.
| Wilson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #2 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Libby CenterNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #1 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Moran Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #9 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Ness ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #37 | #4 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Lakeside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nine Mile Falls School District | #13 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Northport Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #39 | #6 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Hutton ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #3 | #7 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Deer Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Deer Park School District | #59 | #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Hamblen ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #20 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Balboa ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #19 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Stem Academy at SVTNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| PRIDE Prep SchoolCharter | PRIDE Prep Charter School District | #23 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lewis & Clark High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #5 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mead Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #3 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Columbia High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Columbia (Stevens) School District | #14 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Liberty High SchoolNeighborhood | Liberty School District | #2 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| North Central High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #21 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Wellpinit High SchoolNeighborhood | Wellpinit School District #49 | #28 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| The Community SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #20 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Ferris High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #11 | #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 →