Finley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 61.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Finley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points below the Westminster district average of 24.3%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.6% exceeded — 16.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 15.4% | 28.9% | 44.2% |
| 4th | 37 | 18.9% | 29.7% | 48.6% |
| 5th | 57 | 17.5% | 26.3% | 43.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 11.3% | 20.8% | 32.1% |
| 4th | 38 | 13.2% | 34.2% | 47.4% |
| 5th | 58 | 8.6% | 8.6% | 17.2% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.1