Outperforming Expectations
Raw scores are modest, but decoded performance is strong — these schools are doing more than their context predicts.
- Sharpstein Elementary School #843 → #510
Metro overview
Walla Walla, WA — 2025 Decoded Rankings
20 schools ranked · Updated September 4, 2026
- 1 outperforming expectations
- 1 strong by both measures
- 1 high scores, context matters
- 9 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.
- Waitsburg Elementary School #354 → #82
- Prescott Elementary School #629 → #136
- Davis Elementary #719 → #467
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.
- Prospect Point Elementary #378 → #893
Elementary & Middle Schools
View all 18 →Elementary / Middle Schools (18 ranked)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitsburg Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Waitsburg School District | #354 | #82 (WA)plausibly #16–312#1 (Walla Walla metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Prescott Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Prescott School District | #629 | #136 (WA)plausibly #42–335#2 (Walla Walla metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Davis ElementaryNeighborhood | College Place School District | #719 | #467 (WA)plausibly #346–634#3 (Walla Walla metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sharpstein Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Walla Walla Public Schools | #843 | #510 (WA)plausibly #381–661#4 (Walla Walla metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Garrison Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Walla Walla Public Schools | #945 | #539 (WA)plausibly #423–814#5 (Walla Walla metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Edison Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Walla Walla Public Schools | #918 | #681 (WA)plausibly #443–973#6 (Walla Walla metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Prescott Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Prescott School District | #1396 | #775 (WA)plausibly #520–1154#7 (Walla Walla metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Low | ||
| Green Park Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Walla Walla Public Schools | #1224 | #784 (WA)plausibly #518–1013#8 (Walla Walla metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Columbia ElementaryNeighborhood | Columbia (Walla Walla) School District | #1085 | #801 (WA)plausibly #522–1060#9 (Walla Walla metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| John Sager Middle SchoolNeighborhood | College Place School District | #781 | #819 (WA)plausibly #588–1044#10 (Walla Walla metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | 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.
High Schools
View all 7 →High Schools (7 ranked)
5 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott High SchoolNeighborhood | Prescott School District | #240 | #145 (WA)HS#1 (Walla Walla metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Walla Walla High SchoolNeighborhood | Walla Walla Public Schools | #170 | #202 (WA)HS#2 (Walla Walla metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| College Place High SchoolNeighborhood | College Place School District | #184 | #206 (WA)HS#3 (Walla Walla metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Columbia High SchoolNeighborhood | Columbia (Walla Walla) School District | #302 | #299 (WA)HS#4 (Walla Walla metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Waitsburg High SchoolNeighborhood | Waitsburg School District | #304 | #309 (WA)HS#5 (Walla Walla metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| College Place Open Doors Program | College Place School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Walla Walla Open Doors | Walla Walla Public Schools | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Districts in Walla Walla, WA
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)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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