Metro overview
151 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) | #422 | #5 (WA)plausibly #1–20#1 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Libby CenterNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #18 | #12 (WA)plausibly #5–23#2 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Lakeside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nine Mile Falls School District | #369 | #39 (WA)plausibly #18–142#3 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Balboa ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #272 | #41 (WA)plausibly #21–112#4 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Colville Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | Colville School District | #524 | #61 (WA)plausibly #34–213#5 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Northport Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #546 | #83 (WA)plausibly #39–247#6 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Whitman ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #839 | #104 (WA)plausibly #47–360#7 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Wilson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #91 | #107 (WA)plausibly #57–247#8 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Creekside Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #881 | #127 (WA)plausibly #41–390#9 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Jefferson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #234 | #129 (WA)plausibly #59–302#10 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong 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.
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northport High SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #8 | #1 (WA)HS#1 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Stem Academy at SVTNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #14 | #8 (WA)HS#2 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Mead Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #35 | #17 (WA)HS#3 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Deer Park High SchoolNeighborhood | Deer Park School District | #83 | #26 (WA)HS#4 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Lewis & Clark High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #65 | #38 (WA)HS#5 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| The Community SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #160 | #39 (WA)HS#6 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Spokane International AcademyCharter | Spokane International Academy | #19 | #46 (WA)HS#7 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Colville Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Colville School District | #112 | #55 (WA)HS#8 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| North Central High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #186 | #64 (WA)HS#9 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Liberty High SchoolNeighborhood | Liberty School District | #71 | #82 (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 →