Forks Middle School

Forks Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Forks, Washington, administered by Quillayute Valley School District. Enrolled students number 237 students, in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 59% lower than the average for middle schools in Washington, which is about 577.

Enrollment across the 6 schools in Quillayute Valley School District totals 3,760 students.

The most common group at Forks Middle School is Hispanic students, at 43%. Other groups include 40% White, 11% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The county population is about 7% Hispanic. Forks Middle School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.

Forks Middle School employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. Forks Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%.

Clallam County has about 77,813 residents, and the median household income is $70,370, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Clallam County has 29 public schools and roughly 10,741 students.

Forks High School is the public school closest to Forks Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment at Forks Middle School dropped 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 285 to 237 students.

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