Elma is located between Olympia and Aberdeen allowing a wider choice of colleges to attend to for Running Start.

The school serves grades 9 to 12 and enrolls around 735 students, with around 170 in the senior graduating class.

Each morning students produce a television news show known as "Eagles Live".

In September 2003, Elma High School made news when the administration banned cheerleaders' short skirts in classrooms or hallways.

[4] Some parents argued that the new rule devalues the work the girls put into practicing and maintaining their grades.