diff --git a/scripts/templates/dashboard.html.j2 b/scripts/templates/dashboard.html.j2
index 2106d120..3a560fc5 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/dashboard.html.j2
+++ b/scripts/templates/dashboard.html.j2
@@ -581,33 +581,44 @@ function renderModelRow(m) {
     return `<div class="${cls}" title="${label}" role="img" aria-label="${label}"></div>`;
   }).join('');
 
-  // Per-level inline badges next to the model_type. L3 surfaces all three
-  // pass/xfail/skip outcomes; L2/L4/L5 surface only xfail because their
-  // dot already conveys pass/skip unambiguously and xfail is the only
-  // state that is otherwise visually identical to a fail.
-  let l2Badge = '';
-  if (m.l2_status === 'xfail') {
-    l2Badge = ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L2 known failure: ${esc(m.l2_reason || '')}">XFail</span>`;
-  } else if (m.l2_status === 'xfail_graph_only') {
-    l2Badge = ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L2 graph-build xfail: ${esc(m.l2_reason || '')}">XFail</span>`;
-  }
-  // Positive states (L3 parity pass, L5 e2e verified) are intentionally NOT
-  // badged here: they would duplicate the Confidence column and the L1-L5 dot
-  // strip. Only exception states (xfail / skip) get inline badges, since those
-  // are the signals not otherwise distinguishable at a glance.
-  let l3Badge = '';
-  if (m.l3_status === 'xfail') {
-    l3Badge = ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L3 known failure: ${esc(m.l3_reason || '')}">XFail</span>`;
-  } else if (m.l3_status === 'skip') {
-    l3Badge = ` <span class="status-badge status-skip" title="L3 skipped / not run: ${esc(m.l3_reason || '')}">Skip</span>`;
-  }
-  let l4Badge = '';
-  if (m.l4_status === 'xfail') {
-    l4Badge = ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L4 known failure: ${esc(m.l4_reason || '')}">XFail</span>`;
-  }
-  let l5Badge = '';
-  if (m.l5_status === 'xfail') {
-    l5Badge = ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L5 known failure: ${esc(m.l5_reason || '')}">XFail</span>`;
+  // Per-level inline badge next to the model_type. To avoid duplicated
+  // badges (e.g. an L3 Skip alongside an L5 XFail for the same model), we
+  // emit at most ONE badge per row, picking the highest-level non-pass
+  // status. Higher-level outcomes supersede lower-level ones because the
+  // confidence column already reflects the highest attained level — the
+  // badge calls out the most consequential outstanding issue.
+  //
+  // Precedence: walk L5 → L2 and emit the first xfail/skip encountered.
+  // Both xfail and skip are reportable at every level (each level can be
+  // skipped or marked xfail independently). Within a level, xfail and
+  // skip are mutually exclusive in the data model, so we just check each.
+  // L2 also admits "xfail_graph_only" (parse passes, full-graph build
+  // xfails). Positive states (L3 parity pass, L5 e2e verified) are
+  // intentionally NOT badged: they would duplicate the Confidence column
+  // and the L1-L5 dot strip. Only exception states (xfail / skip) get
+  // inline badges, since those are the signals not otherwise
+  // distinguishable at a glance.
+  const xfailBadge = (level, reason) =>
+    ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L${level} known failure: ${esc(reason || '')}">XFail</span>`;
+  const skipBadge = (level, reason) =>
+    ` <span class="status-badge status-skip" title="L${level} skipped / not run: ${esc(reason || '')}">Skip</span>`;
+  let statusBadge = '';
+  for (const [level, status, reason] of [
+    [5, m.l5_status, m.l5_reason],
+    [4, m.l4_status, m.l4_reason],
+    [3, m.l3_status, m.l3_reason],
+    [2, m.l2_status, m.l2_reason],
+  ]) {
+    if (status === 'xfail' || status === 'xfail_graph_only') {
+      statusBadge = (level === 2 && status === 'xfail_graph_only')
+        ? ` <span class="status-badge status-xfail" title="L2 graph-build xfail: ${esc(reason || '')}">XFail</span>`
+        : xfailBadge(level, reason);
+      break;
+    }
+    if (status === 'skip') {
+      statusBadge = skipBadge(level, reason);
+      break;
+    }
   }
 
   // min_token_match_ratio badge
@@ -626,7 +637,7 @@ function renderModelRow(m) {
   // Use single-quoted HTML attributes so JSON.stringify's double quotes don't
   // break attribute parsing when this string is set via innerHTML.
   let row = `<tr style="cursor:pointer" onclick='toggleDetail(${JSON.stringify(m.model_type)})'>
-    <td style="padding-left: ${groupByFamily ? '32px' : '12px'}">${esc(m.model_type)}${l2Badge}${l3Badge}${l4Badge}${l5Badge}${ratioBadge}</td>
+    <td style="padding-left: ${groupByFamily ? '32px' : '12px'}">${esc(m.model_type)}${statusBadge}${ratioBadge}</td>
     <td>${esc(m.category)}</td>
     <td><code style="font-size:0.8em">${esc(m.module_class)}</code></td>
     <td><span class="badge badge-${m.confidence_level}">${LEVEL_LABELS[m.confidence_level]}</span></td>