Summary:
The Quilcene School District in Washington operates two unique schools—Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning (PEARL) and Quilcene High And Elementary—serving a combined 580 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, often in overlapping grades and at the same campus address.
These schools present a striking contrast: PEARL enrolls nearly two-thirds of the district's students and achieves higher proficiency rates in English, math, and science, particularly excelling in science where its rate is more than double the district average. Quilcene High And Elementary, despite its name suggesting a traditional K-12 school, is classified as an alternative school, receives significantly more funding per student, and operates with a much lower student-to-teacher ratio.
An interesting finding is that the school with greater resources per student performs at the district's average academically, while the school with fewer resources per student outperforms it. The district's graduation rate is strong, exceeding the recent state average. Parents should note the unconventional grade configurations, with both schools serving some of the same middle school grades, which may indicate different program offerings or learning models within the shared campus.
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