Lake Quinault School

Located at 6130 US HIGHWAY 101, in Amanda Park, Washington, Lake Quinault School is a reasonably sized multi-level school that serves 207 students (grades K through 12), part of Lake Quinault School District.

Lake Quinault School District is the operating authority for Lake Quinault School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Lake Quinault School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 27% White, 19% Native American, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 33.2:1, putting Lake Quinault School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Grays Harbor County's rate of about 65%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lake Quinault School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 16.4%; this one delivers 28.9%, a residual of +12.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Grays Harbor County) reports that median household earnings sit near $64,414, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Grays Harbor County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), Lake Quinault School is one campus in the mix.

Queets-Clearwater Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 17.4 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Quinault School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Quinault School has climbed 133%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.