Quilcene High And Elementary

Quilcene High And Elementary operates as an average-sized combined-grade school in Quilcene, Washington, part of Quilcene School District. Current enrollment sits at 207 students spanning grades pre-K through 12.

Quilcene School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 580 students; Quilcene High And Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Quilcene High And Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Quilcene High And Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 33.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Quilcene High And Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.7%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,048 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,670 students), of which Quilcene High And Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Quilcene High And Elementary comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Quilcene High And Elementary's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 207). Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 75%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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