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What's the most underrated thing about Elma Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530249000371
Elma Elementary School
1235 Monte-Elma Rd, Elma, WA 98541 · (360) 482-2632 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
443 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Elma Elementary School→Elma Middle School
Based on grade levels within Elma School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
43.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.9% | 46.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 36.4% |
| 2018-19 | 55.8% | 46.3% |
| 2017-18 | 53.4% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.9% | 34.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.1% | 38.6% |
| 2014-15 | 38.1% | 37.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elma Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elma Elementary School this school | 688 | 64.4% | 46.5% |
| Lexington Elementary Kelso | 854 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Jason Lee Elementary School Richland | 518 | 62.2% | N/A |
| James W Lintott Elementary School Chehalis | 634 | 57.3% | N/A |
| Sand Hill Elementary Belfair | 537 | 63.5% | 30.1% |
| Pioneer Elementary School SHELTON | 482 | 67.0% | 23.9% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elma Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #492 of 936 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #570 of 1,103 ▼ 136 | #4 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #651 of 1,102 ▼ 92 | #5 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #397 of 928 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #36 of 1,268 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #497 of 1,085 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #801 of 1,088 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #365 of 1,169 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #150 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
688
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 929
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 688 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 64% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 75% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 77% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 60% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 38.6 | 16.7:1 | 79% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 69% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 62% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 753 | 40 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 929 | 42 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elma Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (646 to 688); teachers up 14% (38.6 to 44).
About Elma Elementary School
Elma Elementary School sits in Elma, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 688 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 81% above that.
Within Elma School District, Elma Elementary School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 1,677 students.
By race and ethnicity, Elma Elementary School is 67% White. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Grays Harbor County residents. By the diversity index, Elma Elementary School comes in at 49%.
Federal data list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at Elma Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. That is close to the 65% average for public schools in Grays Harbor County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.0% at Elma Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.5%.
Census estimates describe Grays Harbor County this way: median household income is about $64,414, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Grays Harbor County number 46 and enroll about 10,564.
The nearest other public school, Elma High School, is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.8%; Elma Elementary School's is 46.5%, ranking 3rd of 5.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 642 to 688.
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Grays Harbor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,053
Census ACS
Median income
$64,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
10,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elma School District
- Elma High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Elma Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- East Grays Harbor Open DoorsHigh · 42 students
- Eagle Virtual Sky AcademyCombined · 41 students
- East Grays Harbor High SchoolHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Elma
- Elma High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Elma Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Mary M. Knight SchoolCombined · 184 students
- East Grays Harbor Open DoorsHigh · 42 students
- Eagle Virtual Sky AcademyCombined · 41 students
- East Grays Harbor High SchoolHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Elma High School1.0 mi · 578
- Elma Middle School1.1 mi · 324
- Eagle Virtual Sky Academy1.2 mi · 41
- East Grays Harbor Open Doors1.2 mi · 42
- East Grays Harbor High School1.2 mi · 4
- Satsop Elementary2.2 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Elma Elementary SchoolHow large is Elma Elementary School?
Elma Elementary School enrolls approximately 688 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elma Elementary School serve?
Elma Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Elma Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Elma Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elma Elementary School?
At Elma Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Elma Elementary School in?
Elma Elementary School is part of Elma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.