Schools in Zip Code 98526

ZIP code 98526, including Amanda Park, has one school: Lake Quinault School, an alternative K–12 school serving 207 students in the Lake Quinault School District. Because it is the only school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another local school, so the most useful comparisons are with Washington state results and the school’s performance across subjects and grades.

Lake Quinault School offers several features that may appeal to families seeking a small, broad-grade program. Its student-teacher ratio is 13.4 to 1, and its 2023–24 spending was reported at $24,142 per student. However, 95.17% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves an area with substantial economic needs. In 2025–26, the school’s overall proficiency rates were 27.43% in English language arts, 16.07% in math, and 36.54% in science, all below Washington averages of 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95%, respectively. Math is the clearest academic challenge, while science is the strongest subject overall.

The school’s recent direction is encouraging: proficiency increased in every tested subject from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Science improved the most, rising 11.54 percentage points to 36.54%, while ELA increased 2.66 points and math rose 1.39 points. Fifth grade produced the strongest overall grade-level results, including 52.63% proficiency in science and 47.37% in ELA. Seventh grade was the strongest reported math grade at 35.71%. Families should also note that several results were suppressed because of small group sizes, so those outcomes cannot be interpreted as zero. Historical school-specific data showed a 76.9% graduation rate and 23.0% dropout rate in 2021–22, but more recent school-level figures would be needed to judge current graduation progress.