Summary:
Elma School District serves about 1,673 students across five schools in the Elma, Washington area, from preschool and kindergarten through 12th grade, including comprehensive elementary, middle, and high schools plus two small alternative programs.
Elma Elementary School serves the largest student population, with about 688 students in PK–5, and stands out for mathematics and science compared with district results. Its math proficiency was 42.04% and science proficiency was 48.94%, though fifth-grade math was notably weaker than earlier grades. Elma Middle School serves about 324 students in grades 6–8 and has the district’s strongest middle-school subject in English Language Arts, at 47.57%. ELA improved through the grades, but math and science were weaker, especially eighth-grade math at 22.43%. These results suggest that families may want to pay close attention to mathematics support during the transition from elementary to middle school and then into high school.
Elma High School serves about 578 students and has the district’s strongest traditional completion outcomes: a 91.4% graduation rate and a 2.5% dropout rate. Its ELA and science results were comparatively solid, but mathematics proficiency was only 15.89%, making high-school math the district’s clearest academic concern. East Grays Harbor Open Doors and Eagle Virtual Sky Academy are much smaller programs serving students with different needs. Open Doors reported a 48.3% graduation rate and a 35.4% dropout rate, while many results for both alternative programs were suppressed. Overall, the district offers some academic strengths, but families should look for focused math support, monitor year-to-year changes, and consider each program’s structure when comparing schools.
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