Queets-Clearwater Elementary

Queets-Clearwater Elementary, an one-room-style elementary school in FORKS, Washington, one of the schools within Queets-Clearwater School District, caters to 37 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Queets-Clearwater School District is the operating authority for Queets-Clearwater Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Queets-Clearwater Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (84%). Other groups include 8% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Queets-Clearwater Elementary has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $74,048, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Queets-Clearwater Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 2,670 students).

The closest other public school is Taholah High School, roughly 13.6 miles away.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Queets-Clearwater Elementary has grew 95%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 37 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 0% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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