Queets-Clearwater Elementary

Queets-Clearwater Elementary is a small elementary school found in FORKS, Washington. The school had 37 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 90% smaller than that.

Queets-Clearwater School District operates Queets-Clearwater Elementary.

About 84% of the student body at Queets-Clearwater Elementary is Native American. Other reported shares: 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic.

The school reports 3.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.1 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is higher.

According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $74,048, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 13 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 2,670 students in all.

The shortest distance from Queets-Clearwater Elementary to another public school is about 13.6 miles, to Taholah Elementary & Middle School.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.

The school's enrollment figures are 26 for 2020-21 and 37 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 26.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.

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