Forks High School

Forks High School is a small public school serving grades 9–12 in the geographically remote community of Forks, Washington, with 264 students in the Quillayute Valley School District. The school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 1, though it serves a high-need population, with 58.71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. There are no other schools within 20 miles, so the most useful comparisons are with the district and Washington state.

The school’s recent overall direction is encouraging. Its statewide ranking improved from the 5th percentile in 2023–24 to the 30th percentile in 2025–26. English language arts is a clear strength: 59.38% of students were proficient, above both the district’s 38.39% and the state’s 52.81%. Graduation outcomes also improved sharply, reaching 84.5% in 2024–25—higher than the district’s 75.0% and the state’s 82.6%. The dropout rate fell to 9.8%, matching the state rate and improving substantially from the prior year. These results suggest stronger student persistence and literacy performance.

Academic results remain uneven, however. Math proficiency was 26.87%, only slightly above the district but well below Washington’s 43.11%. Science was the largest concern, falling to 17.07%, compared with 26.19% in the district and 50.95% statewide. The school’s current ranking remains below the statewide midpoint, and outcomes vary notably across student groups, with male students ranking at the 14th percentile compared with the 66th percentile for White students. Because the school is small, annual percentages can shift considerably as cohorts change. For families, the key takeaway is meaningful recent progress in ELA, graduation, and dropout reduction, alongside an urgent need for sustained improvement in math and especially science.