Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Chenowith Elementary School #661 → #32
Metro overview
The Dalles, OR — 2025 Decoded Rankings
7 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 3 outperforming expectations
- 0 strong by both measures
- 0 high scores, context matters
- 1 typical profile
Where rankings diverge
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.
Strong by Both Measures
High raw scores AND high decoded performance — doing more with their context than peer schools at the same level.
- Mosier Community School #347 → #170
High Scores, Context Matters
Raw scores are high, but the school's advantaged context predicts even higher — raw scores may overstate the school's effect.
- Dry Hollow Elementary School #315 → #201
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 8 →Elementary / Middle Schools (8 ranked)
6 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenowith Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #661 | #32 (OR)plausibly #13–195#1 (The Dalles metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Mosier Community SchoolCharter | North Wasco County SD 21 | #347 | #170 (OR)plausibly #62–408#2 (The Dalles metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Dry Hollow Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #315 | #201 (OR)plausibly #73–494#3 (The Dalles metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| The Dalles Middle SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #529 | #376 (OR)plausibly #210–531#4 (The Dalles metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Colonel Wright Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #476 | #495 (OR)plausibly #269–592#5 (The Dalles metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| South Wasco County Middle/High SchoolNeighborhood | South Wasco County SD 1 | #483 | #527 (OR)plausibly #195–643#6 (The Dalles metro)Also HS #39 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Dufur School | Dufur SD 29 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Innovations Academy | North Wasco County SD 21 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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.
High Schools
View all 2 →High Schools (2 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wasco County Middle/High SchoolNeighborhood | South Wasco County SD 1 | #46 | #39 (OR)HS#1 (The Dalles metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| The Dalles High SchoolNeighborhood | North Wasco County SD 21 | #73 | #53 (OR)HS#2 (The Dalles metro) | HS outcome | High |
Districts in The Dalles, OR
Districts in this metro
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Oregon OSAS 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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