The naming convention for most of the streets in the community, and thus for the school, related to various types of trees.

[3] McDonald's Corporation selected Elm Street Elementary as a site for one of its national recycling commercials because the school, after renovation, is old on the outside and new on the inside.

[4] Elm Street Elementary School has earned first place recognition in Georgia for its Response to Intervention program, a tactic employed by schools to help students struggling in a particular area of study.

Elm Street Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2009.

Recent winner Connie DeVille was considered for the teacher of the year state competition.