Dungeness Virtual School

Dungeness Virtual School is a small K–12 alternative school in Sequim, Washington, serving 97 students in the Sequim School District, a relatively strong district ranked 69th out of 238 statewide. The school serves an area with moderate economic need: 46.39% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its reported student-teacher ratio was 24.3, down from 26.0 the previous year. As a virtual and alternative program, families may want to consider the school’s instructional structure, student support, and fit alongside its test results.

In 2025–26, 42.42% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 18.75% in math, and 45.16% in science. Math is the clearest concern: proficiency has stayed near 20% for four straight years, compared with 46.88% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. ELA was stronger in earlier years—57.14% in 2022–23 and 58.7% in 2023–24—but fell to 42.42% most recently. Science is more mixed, improving from 33.33% in 2023–24 to 45.16% in 2025–26, though it remained below district and state averages. The school’s small enrollment means annual results can be affected by relatively small tested groups.

The closest comparison is Olympic Peninsula Academy, located about 0.14 miles away and serving a similar number of K–12 alternative students. It outperformed Dungeness Virtual in 2025–26 ELA, 66.22% to 42.42%, and math, 36.49% to 18.75%; science data were unavailable for comparison. The two schools had similar free/reduced-price lunch rates, but Olympic Peninsula Academy reported much higher per-student spending—$18,134 versus $6,249—and a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.9. Other nearby alternatives also posted stronger results in some subjects, including Olympic Peninsula HomeConnection. Families should focus especially on math support and ask how the school is responding to the recent ELA decline; several grade-level results were suppressed, so detailed grade-by-grade conclusions are not available.