Elma High School

As a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Elma, Washington, Elma High School serves 578 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Elma School District.

Within Elma School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,677 students, Elma High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Elma High School logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Elma High School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Elma High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 44.9%.

In the area at large, Grays Harbor County reports that median household income runs about $64,414, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grays Harbor County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), Elma High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elma Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elma High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elma High School has climbed 23%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 578 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 in 2025.

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