Enrollment
37
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Forks, WA
Queets-Clearwater Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Queets-Clearwater Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 530138000243
👥 S:T ratio 51
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Queets-Clearwater Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of Washington schools.
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 12.3:1
- small classes for Washington
- 97.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 37
- students enrolled
Queets-Clearwater Elementary has class sizes smaller than 88% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Queets-Clearwater School District · Washington
NCES ID 530138000243 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.3:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
97.5%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
+117% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Queets-Clearwater Elementary compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at Queets-Clearwater Elementary
Queets-Clearwater Elementary is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Forks, Washington, enrolling 37 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12.3:1, Queets-Clearwater Elementary is leaner than roughly 88% of Washington schools and 30% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 97.5% of students qualify for free meals, 117% above the Washington average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Washington schools, with 37 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 40.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Forks's elementary schools, it stands alongside Forks Elementary School (368 students): Queets-Clearwater Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.3:1 vs 14.7:1).
Queets-Clearwater School District operates only this one school, so Queets-Clearwater Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 37 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Washington's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Queets-Clearwater Elementary compares
Queets-Clearwater Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 97.5% | ▲ 117% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 37 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
37
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
97.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 117% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 12% in Washington - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
40.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,184
per pupil, district-wide
- above Washington avg of $19,487
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 83.8%
White 8.1%
Two or More 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 83.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 28.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 28.8, Queets-Clearwater Elementary is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Queets-Clearwater School District, which includes Queets-Clearwater Elementary.
$20,184
Per student
+4%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.1%
State 52.7%
Federal 40.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools in Forks
2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~37 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Queets-Clearwater Elementary
How many students attend Queets-Clearwater Elementary?
Queets-Clearwater Elementary has 37 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Forks, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Queets-Clearwater Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Queets-Clearwater Elementary is 12.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Queets-Clearwater Elementary?
97.5% of students at Queets-Clearwater Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Queets-Clearwater Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Queets-Clearwater Elementary is American Indian / Alaska Native at 83.8% of enrollment, in Forks, WA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Queets-Clearwater Elementary?
Queets-Clearwater Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Queets-Clearwater Elementary a good school?
Queets-Clearwater Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of Washington schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Queets-Clearwater School District?
None reported; Queets-Clearwater School District operates only Queets-Clearwater Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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