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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Finley Farms Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILBERT UNIFIED DISTRICT (4239)·NCES 040340001192
Finley Farms Elementary
375 S COLUMBUS DR, GILBERT, AZ 85296 · (480) 507-1624 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
54.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -8.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 62.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Finley Farms Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #197 of 1,072 ▲ 82 | #152 of 646 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #124 of 1,072 ▼ 13 | #104 of 646 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #330 of 930 | #201 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #337 of 1,223 | #263 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #355 of 991 | #206 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #352 of 1,007 | #238 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #562 of 721 | #360 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,037
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 588 | 37.8 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 36.5 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 37.6 | 17.0:1 | 23% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 37.4 | 17.1:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 840 | 46 | 18.3:1 | 26% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 1,037 | 47 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finley Farms Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (641 to 588); teachers up 1% (37.4 to 37.8).
About Finley Farms Elementary
Among the schools in GILBERT, Arizona, is Finley Farms Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 588 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students, which makes this school 30% bigger than average.
Finley Farms Elementary falls under Gilbert Unified District (4239), which has 38 schools enrolling 31,560 students.
The largest group at Finley Farms Elementary is White students, at 56%. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Maricopa County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Finley Farms Elementary scores 59%.
The school lists 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Finley Farms Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Finley Farms Elementary.
Greenfield Junior High School is about 0.5 miles from Finley Farms Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Finley Farms Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Finley Farms Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 583 in 2020-21, 588 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 15.5:1.
This page is set up for the Finley Farms Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilbert Unified District (4239)
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 2,992 students
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 2,418 students
- Desert Ridge HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Campo Verde High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Greenfield Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in GILBERT
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 2,992 students
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 2,418 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12Combined · 2,357 students
- Williams Field High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Higley High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
Nearby schools
- Greenfield Junior High School0.5 mi · 1,160
- Greenfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 919
- Sonoma Ranch Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- Gilbert High School1.4 mi · 2,418
- EVIT - Gilbert High School1.4 mi · 3
- Mesquite Elementary School1.4 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Finley Farms ElementaryHow many students attend Finley Farms Elementary?
Finley Farms Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Finley Farms Elementary serve?
Finley Farms Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Finley Farms Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Finley Farms Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Finley Farms Elementary?
At Finley Farms Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Finley Farms Elementary?
Finley Farms Elementary is overseen by Gilbert Unified District (4239) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.