Metro overview
72 schools ranked · Updated May 29, 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.
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #2 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Highland Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | Highland School District | #28 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Summitview ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #15 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Washington ElementaryNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #22 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Apple Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #1 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Ahtanum Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #3 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Barge-Lincoln Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #46 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Union Gap SchoolNeighborhood | Union Gap School District | #12 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Satus ElementaryNeighborhood | Wapato School District | #36 | #9 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| West Valley Mid-Level CampusNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #7 | #10 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High |
| Highland High SchoolNeighborhood | Highland School District | #4 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| West Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Yakima) | #1 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Davis High SchoolNeighborhood | Yakima School District | #2 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| East Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Yakima) | #3 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Naches Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Naches Valley School District | #5 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Grandview High SchoolNeighborhood | Grandview School District | #8 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sunnyside High SchoolNeighborhood | Sunnyside School District | #11 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Zillah High SchoolNeighborhood | Zillah School District | #7 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Toppenish High SchoolNeighborhood | Toppenish School District | #9 | #10HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Granger High SchoolNeighborhood | Granger School District | #12 | #11HS | 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 →