Summary:
Elma School District has one elementary school, Elma Elementary School, serving students from Pre-K through 5th grade in Elma, Washington. The school enrolls about 688 students, has a student–teacher ratio of 15.6 to 1, and serves a community where approximately 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Since it is the only elementary school in the district, families cannot compare schools within the district and should focus on the school’s grade-level results, strengths, and areas needing improvement.
Elma Elementary School performs best in math and science compared with the district. In 2025–2026, 42.04% of students were proficient in math, about 11 percentage points above the district average and close to the Washington average. Science proficiency was 48.94%, roughly 6 points above the district average. English Language Arts was weaker: 44.44% of students were proficient, slightly below the district and about 8 points below the state. For parents, the clearest academic strengths are the school’s district-level math and science results, while reading and writing appear to be the most important areas for improvement.
Results vary by grade, with 5th-grade ELA performing relatively well at 51.06%, while 5th-grade math was a concern at 32.98%, more than 10 points below the state rate. Fourth-grade ELA was also notably below the state average. Proficiency declined modestly in ELA and more noticeably in math and science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the school’s statewide ranking fell from the 51st percentile to the 42nd percentile over three years. Overall, Elma Elementary School offers a moderate student–teacher ratio and demonstrates relative strength within the district, but families may wish to ask about plans for improving ELA, 5th-grade math, and recent academic trends.
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