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What's one thing Elma High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530249000372
Elma High School
1011 West Main, Elma, WA 98541 · (360) 482-3121 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
361 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 182 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 22% |
Student demographics
51%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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +16.6pp since 2014
Math
22.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +16.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 76.9% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 59.4% | 27.4% |
| 2018-19 | 69.3% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.6% | 37.0% |
| 2016-17 | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 19.5% |
| 2014-15 | 47.3% | 6.3% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 High School
Elma High School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elma High School this school | 578 | 62.5% | 44.9% |
| R A Long High School Longview | 926 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Hoquiam High School Hoquiam | 410 | 67.6% | 30.0% |
| Mossyrock Jr./Sr. High School MOSSYROCK | 281 | 61.9% | 35.7% |
| East Valley High School Spokane Valley | 912 | 59.2% | 39.6% |
| Goldendale High School GOLDENDALE | 322 | 64.9% | 44.0% |
Matched among Washington high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #122 of 271 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #217 of 321 ▼ 40 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #116 of 327 ▲ 13 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #142 of 259 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #204 of 570 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #245 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #201 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #102 of 386 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #17 of 136 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
578
+84 (+17%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 578 | 25.5 | 22.7:1 | 62% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 26.1 | 19.6:1 | 70% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 29.3 | 18.5:1 | 76% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 61% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 25.3 | 18.5:1 | 75% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 48% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 38 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elma High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (469 to 578); teachers up 1% (25.3 to 25.5).
About Elma High School
Among the schools in Elma, Washington, is Elma High School, a mid-sized high school. The school has 578 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
Elma High School falls under Elma School District, which has 6 schools enrolling 1,677 students.
More than half of the students at Elma High School are White (65%). Next come 25% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 79% White among all Grays Harbor County residents. The diversity index for Elma High School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.7:1. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is 1.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Elma High School would be expected to post about 38.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.9%.
The school's county is Grays Harbor County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $64,414, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,564, Elma High School among them.
Elma Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Elma High School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Elma High School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
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.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 17% rise, from 494 to 578. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.3:1 to 22.7:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 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 Middle School0.2 mi · 324
- Eagle Virtual Sky Academy0.2 mi · 41
- East Grays Harbor Open Doors0.2 mi · 42
- East Grays Harbor High School0.2 mi · 4
- Elma Elementary School1.0 mi · 688
- Satsop Elementary3.1 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Elma High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elma High School?
Elma High School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 09-12.
Is Elma High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elma High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Elma High School have?
Elma High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
How diverse is Elma High School?
Elma High School reports a student body of 65% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Elma High School in?
Elma High School is part of Elma School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.