Enrollment
264
High
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUILLAYUTE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530702001047
Forks High School
261 South Spartan Avenue, Forks, WA 98331 · (360) 374-6262 · Clallam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
155 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 74 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 26% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Quillayute Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
WA avg 49.0% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
WA avg 39.2% . -3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 53.1% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 15.3% |
| 2018-19 | 53.9% | 35.6% |
| 2017-18 | 50.9% | 38.8% |
| 2016-17 | 37.1% | 22.3% |
| 2015-16 | 36.6% | 23.1% |
| 2014-15 | 45.3% | 20.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Forks High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forks High School this school | 264 | 58.7% | N/A |
| Vanguard Academy Moses Lake | 387 | 60.2% | 34.2% |
| River View High School KENNEWICK | 321 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Entiat Middle and High School ENTIAT | 205 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Columbia High School BURBANK | 235 | 51.9% | 31.5% |
| Chelan High School Chelan | 439 | 62.4% | N/A |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forks High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #247 of 321 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #210 of 327 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #282 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #5 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #111 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #129 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #2 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
264
-34 (-11%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 6.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 264 | 20.7 | 12.8:1 | 59% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 21.9 | 12.8:1 | 61% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 23.8 | 12.2:1 | 55% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 45 | 6.6:1 | 67% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 59% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 58% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forks High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (453 to 264); teachers down 10% (23 to 20.7).
About Forks High School
Forks High School is a low-enrollment high school in Forks, Washington. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 264 students in 2024-25. The school is 54% below the average for high schools in Washington.
Forks High School is one of the 6 schools that make up Quillayute Valley School District (3,760 students in total).
The student body at Forks High School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 44%. The next largest groups are 42% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 7% share among Clallam County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Forks High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 20.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is 8.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. The average for public schools in Clallam County is similar, at 61%.
Clallam County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $70,370 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Forks High School shares Clallam County with 28 other public schools.
Forks High School's closest public school neighbor is Insight School of Washington, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment fell 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 6.6:1 to 12.8:1.
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Clallam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,813
Census ACS
Median income
$70,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,741 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quillayute Valley School District
- Insight School of WashingtonCombined · 2,841 students
- Forks Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Forks Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
- District Run Home SchoolCombined · 42 students
- Insight School of WA Open Doors ProgramHigh · 8 students
Other schools in Forks
- Insight School of WashingtonCombined · 2,841 students
- Forks Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Forks Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
- District Run Home SchoolCombined · 42 students
- Queets-Clearwater ElementaryElementary · 37 students
Nearby schools
- Insight School of Washington0.1 mi · 2,841
- Forks Middle School0.1 mi · 237
- District Run Home School0.1 mi · 42
- Forks Elementary School0.2 mi · 368
- Quileute Tribal School11.2 mi · 87
- Clallam Bay High & Elementary21.8 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Forks High SchoolHow many students attend Forks High School?
Forks High School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Forks High School serve?
Forks High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Forks High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Forks High School.
How diverse is Forks High School?
Forks High School reports a student body of 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Forks High School public or private?
Forks High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Quillayute Valley School District.
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