Elma Elementary School

Elma Elementary School is one of the heavily attended K-5 schools in Elma, Washington, overseen by Elma School District, with 688 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Elma Elementary School sits 81% bigger than that benchmark.

Elma Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Elma School District, a district that educates 1,677 students overall.

Demographically, Elma Elementary School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Elma Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elma Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.0%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of +9.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Grays Harbor County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,414 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Elma Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in Grays Harbor County (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students).

The closest other public school is Elma High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elma Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

Elma Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elma Elementary School has rose 7%, going from 646 students in 2018 to 688 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.