Enrollment
207
Combined
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUILCENE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530699001045
Quilcene High And Elementary
294715 Highway 101, Quilcene, WA 98376 · (360) 765-3363 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
128 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
34.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 22.1% |
| 2021-22 | 35.8% | 10.8% |
| 2018-19 | 41.3% | 28.9% |
| 2017-18 | 45.6% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 29.8% | 19.0% |
| 2015-16 | 32.6% | 25.4% |
| 2014-15 | 34.3% | 18.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Quilcene High And Elementary
Quilcene High And Elementary's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quilcene High And Elementary this school | 207 | 61.8% | 38.8% |
| Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School Aberdeen | 178 | 60.7% | 40.8% |
| Mary M. Knight School Elma | 184 | 65.8% | 30.7% |
| Curlew Elem & High School Curlew | 234 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
| Pe Ell School Pe Ell | 284 | 55.3% | 37.0% |
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High THORP | 247 | 53.8% | 33.8% |
Matched among Washington K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Quilcene High And Elementary ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #12 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.8pp | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #28 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #13 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #14 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
207
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 207 | 13.6 | 15.2:1 | 62% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 15.4 | 13.2:1 | 71% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 17.7 | 13.0:1 | 65% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 47% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 17.9 | 12.6:1 | 49% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 52% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 49% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quilcene High And Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (225 to 207); teachers down 24% (17.9 to 13.6).
About Quilcene High And Elementary
Quilcene High And Elementary is a combined-grade school in Quilcene, Washington, according to federal school records. It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 207 students.
Quilcene School District is the local district for Quilcene High And Elementary. It runs 2 schools with 580 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Quilcene High And Elementary combined. Other students are 14% multiracial and 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 86% White. Quilcene High And Elementary has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 15.2:1 comes from the school's 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 33.2:1 average for combined schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 62% of students at Quilcene High And Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 49% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 13 points lower.
Quilcene High And Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8% and a predicted 38.7%.
Within Jefferson County, median household income is about $74,048, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 13 and enroll about 2,670.
The nearest other public school, Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Quilcene High And Elementary. On state test proficiency, Quilcene High And Elementary ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Quilcene High And Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 219 in 2020-21 and 207 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,577
Census ACS
Median income
$74,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quilcene School District
- Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote LearningElementary · 373 students
Other schools in Quilcene
- Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote LearningElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning0.0 mi · 373
- Brinnon Elementary8.8 mi · 72
- Vinland Elementary10.2 mi · 527
- Cougar Valley Elementary11.9 mi · 397
- Clear Creek Elementary School12.6 mi · 448
- North Kitsap High School13.1 mi · 1,098
Frequently asked questions
About Quilcene High And ElementaryHow many students attend Quilcene High And Elementary?
Quilcene High And Elementary enrolls approximately 207 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Quilcene High And Elementary serve?
Quilcene High And Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quilcene High And Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quilcene High And Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Quilcene High And Elementary?
Quilcene High And Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Quilcene High And Elementary in?
Quilcene High And Elementary is part of Quilcene School District.
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