Forks Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Forks, Washington

Forks Middle School in Forks, Washington enrolled 237 students in 2024-25 with 24.4 full-time teachers, 9.7 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

273 students in 2022-23, 260 students in 2023-24, 237 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.1 to 24.4.

Students enrolled at Forks Middle School by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232732023-242602024-25237
Students enrolled at Forks Middle School by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232732023-242602024-25237
Students enrolled at Forks Middle School by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232732023-242602024-25237
Students enrolled at Forks Middle School by school year2022-23: 273, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232732023-242602024-25237
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327321.113.0
2023-2426024.310.7
2024-2523724.49.7

9.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Washington middle schools

Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; Forks Middle School 9.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForks Middle School 9.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; Forks Middle School 9.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForks Middle School 9.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; Forks Middle School 9.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForks Middle School 9.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; Forks Middle School 9.7; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherForks Middle School 9.7state median 19.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 283 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forks Middle School enrolled 283 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 283 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent43.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.5% of students were Hispanic, 40.1% White, 11.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.5%
  2. White40.1%
  3. Two or more races11.0%
  4. American Indian4.2%
  5. Black0.8%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Forks Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2234%40%53.4%
Math, 2022-2315%17‑21% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Forks Middle School

  1. How much Quillayute Valley School District 402 spends per student$18,540 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,540
  2. The largest public schools in WashingtonForks Middle School is the number 328 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#328 of 380
  3. Washington schools by students per teacher9.7 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.9.7:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Forks Middle School

  1. How many students attend Forks Middle School?
    237 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 273 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Forks, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Forks Middle School?
    9.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Forks Middle School a Title I school?
    Forks Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Forks Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Forks Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Forks Middle School in?
    Quillayute Valley School District 402, NCES district ID 5307020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530702001046 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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