Katherine Finchy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.4% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 60.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Katherine Finchy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points above the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.6 points higher (vs 12.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 19.4% | 25.4% | 44.8% |
| 4th | 81 | 27.2% | 12.3% | 39.5% |
| 5th | 78 | 16.7% | 23.1% | 39.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 19.4% | 19.4% | 38.8% |
| 4th | 82 | 17.1% | 29.3% | 46.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 16.7% | 10.3% | 26.9% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.3