Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0Forks’s public schools score below 93% of Washington districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 18% of Forks’s students scored proficient, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Forks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 79% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Forks’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 79% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
53% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,232 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 5 the district’s path is Forks Middle School, then Forks High School. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Insight School of Washington, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Forks’s grade
D: better than 7% of Washington school districts, last of 285 Washington towns. Both inputs trail the Washington average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forks, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Forks
Forks Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Forks
Forks Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Forks
Forks Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Forks
Forks Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Forks’s public schools are run by Quillayute Valley School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Forks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Forks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Forks | D | Quillayute Valley |
Every school in Forks
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Forks’s schools
Are Forks’s schools good?
On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Forks children attend score below 93% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Forks in?
Quillayute Valley School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,760 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Forks kids go to high school?
Forks High School, with 264 students.
What is Forks’s graduation rate?
53% of the class of 2023 in Quillayute Valley School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Forks spend per student?
$15,232 in Quillayute Valley School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Forks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Forks → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.