A broad selection of elective courses are also offered, ranging from the more unusual, such as motion picture production, boat building, metal working, drafting, and digital design, to more standard fare like art fundamentals, ceramics, photography, painting and drawing, illustration and design, art studio, and typing.

The high school has about 40 classrooms, a theater, auditorium, 10,000 volume library, a computer lab, and cafeteria.

In 2003, the Gull Crest Fields were built to support the football program, and in 2006 five kilometers of 12-to-15-foot-wide (3.7 to 4.6 m) multi-purpose trails were added for running and Nordic skiing.

CEHS has won first place in the Berklee College Jazz Festival for Small American High Schools five of the past six years.

CEHS Theatre is a leader in State One-Act Festival plays and is often commended for its technical merits and inventive design.

In 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2021 the team represented Maine at the National High School Mock Trial Championships.

Their mission statement reads (in part): "CEEF is committed to fostering innovation and excellence in the Cape Elizabeth school district by 1.