Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 20.1% |
| Below Standard | 66.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points below the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.1% exceeded — 2.4 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 20.4% | 22.2% | 42.6% |
| 4th | 49 | 16.3% | 20.4% | 36.7% |
| 5th | 58 | 8.6% | 37.9% | 46.5% |
| 6th | 43 | 23.3% | 25.6% | 48.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 13.8% | 10.3% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 50 | 4.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| 5th | 58 | 5.2% | 8.6% | 13.8% |
| 6th | 44 | 18.2% | 15.9% | 34.1% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.0