Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98376

Zip code 98376 has two schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade, both part of the Quilcene School District in a small, rural area; together they report 580 students, although they have different grade ranges and educational models.

Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning is the larger school, with 373 students in grades K–8, and has the stronger current academic results. In 2025–2026, 57.58% of students were proficient in English language arts and 56.92% in science, both above statewide results. Math proficiency was 37.56%, better than the district result but below the state. The school’s strongest reported results include eighth-grade science at 59.46% and seventh-grade math at 50%. Math in grades 5 and 6 was a notable weakness, at 25% and 23.53%. The school’s free/reduced-price lunch rate is 15.01%, and its student-teacher ratio is 26.9.

Quilcene High And Elementary serves 207 students in grades PK–12 and offers an alternative school setting. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 50% in English language arts, 33% in math, and 42.86% in science, all below statewide levels. However, it showed the largest recent gains, improving 13.44 points in ELA and 20 points in science from the prior year. Third-grade ELA was a standout at 69.23%, while math was generally weaker. The school reports an 88% graduation rate for 2022–2023, a 15.1 student-teacher ratio, and $28,630 in spending per student. Both schools share a district ranking of 121st out of 238, and math is the clearest common area for improvement. Suppressed results should be treated as unavailable, not as zero.