Metro overview
149 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ness ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #471 | #3 (WA)#1 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Wilson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #51 | #40 (WA)#2 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Colville Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | Colville School District | #431 | #41 (WA)#3 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Riverside ElementaryNeighborhood | Riverside School District | #550 | #57 (WA)#4 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Balboa ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #314 | #64 (WA)#5 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Lakeside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nine Mile Falls School District | #251 | #65 (WA)#6 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| PRIDE Prep SchoolCharter | PRIDE Prep Charter School District | #853 | #67 (WA)#7 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)Also HS #35 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Libby CenterNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #43 | #69 (WA)#8 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Northport Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #494 | #70 (WA)#9 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Moran Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #213 | #86 (WA)#10 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northport High SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #61 | #1 (WA)HS#1 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Columbia High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Columbia (Stevens) School District | #98 | #4 (WA)HS#2 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Stem Academy at SVTNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #15 | #18 (WA)HS#3 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| The Community SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #137 | #32 (WA)HS#4 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| PRIDE Prep SchoolCharter | PRIDE Prep Charter School District | #202 | #35 (WA)HS#5 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Lewis & Clark High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #60 | #37 (WA)HS#6 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Mead Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #51 | #43 (WA)HS#7 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Wellpinit High SchoolNeighborhood | Wellpinit School District #49 | #254 | #50 (WA)HS#8 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Liberty High SchoolNeighborhood | Liberty School District | #56 | #60 (WA)HS#9 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Central High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #171 | #66 (WA)HS#10 (Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 →