Quillayute Valley
Quillayute Valley's 4.6% Chronic Rate Is the Lowest in Washington
On the western edge of the Olympic Peninsula, where the Quillayute River meets the Pacific near the town of Forks, a school district of 4,480 students has accomplished something no other district its ...
Quillayute Valley Keeps 96% of Its Students Who Are Homeless in Class. Statewide, Half Are Chronically Absent.
There are 44,847 students experiencing homelessness in Washington's public schools. More than half of them — 22,916, at a rate of 51.1% — are chronically absent. That means they miss 18 or more school...
The Hispanic-White Attendance Gap Nearly Doubled After COVID in Washington
Before the pandemic, the attendance gap between Hispanic and white students in Washington was modest and stable. In the 2018-19 school year, 18.3% of Hispanic students were chronically absent compared...
How Virtual Schools Turned Nine Small Districts Into Statistical Boomtowns
Omak School District enrolls 5,987 students in 2025-26, up 258% since 2009-10. On paper, this rural district in north-central Washington has grown faster than any comparably sized district in the stat...