Forks Middle School

Forks Middle School operates as a tight-knit junior high in Forks, Washington, part of Quillayute Valley School District. Current enrollment sits at 237 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Quillayute Valley School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,760 students; Forks Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Forks Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 40% White, 11% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Clallam County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Forks Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clallam County put median household earnings sit near $70,370, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Forks Middle School is one of 29 public schools in Clallam County (combined enrollment of about 10,741 students).

Forks High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.