Forks Elementary School
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Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 24 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Forks Elementary School
Forks Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in Forks, Washington, part of Quillayute Valley School District, educates 368 students, covering grades K through 4.
Quillayute Valley School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,760 students; Forks Elementary School is among them.
On demographics, Forks Elementary School reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 35% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Around the school, Clallam County reports that median household income runs about $70,370, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clallam County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,741 students), of which Forks Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Forks High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Forks Elementary School.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 318 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clallam County at a glance
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