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Does Emmett S. Finley Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLTVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 061743002184
Emmett S. Finley Elementary
640 Chestnut Ave., Holtville, CA 92250 · (760) 356-2929 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
447 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Emmett S. Finley Elementary→Holtville Middle
Based on grade levels within Holtville Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.0pp since 2014
Math
27.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 21.7% | 26.2% | 34.8% |
| Math | 8.5% | 19.1% | 37.9% | 34.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 33.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 36.1% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 51.8% |
| 2017-18 | 59.5% | 49.5% |
| 2016-17 | 50.5% | 44.0% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Emmett S. Finley Elementary
Emmett S. Finley Elementary's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett S. Finley Elementary this school | 559 | 80.0% | 35.4% |
| Wilson Elementary Dinuba | 545 | 80.7% | 44.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Salinas | 560 | 81.1% | 22.2% |
| El Gabilan Elementary Salinas | 548 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
| Rose Ferrero Elementary Soledad | 530 | 81.7% | 44.4% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Anaheim | 548 | 77.7% | 21.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Emmett S. Finley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #2,909 of 5,151 | #12 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,465 of 5,172 ▼ 771 | #17 of 35 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,041 of 5,172 ▼ 479 | #15 of 35 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #267 of 5,116 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #1,771 of 5,915 | #15 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,828 of 5,352 | #12 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #4,833 of 5,354 | #12 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #2,193 of 5,625 | #20 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #779 of 1,139 | #7 of 8 |
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
559
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 559 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 80% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 84% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 84% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 82% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 75% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 20 | 27.7:1 | 72% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | N/A | N/A | 100% (604) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 36 | 20.6:1 | 87% (645) |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 35 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emmett S. Finley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (534 to 559); teachers unchanged (26 to 26).
About Emmett S. Finley Elementary
Emmett S. Finley Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Holtville, California. A total of 559 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 20% higher.
Emmett S. Finley Elementary sits within Holtville Unified, which has 6 schools and 1,574 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Emmett S. Finley Elementary, with 94% of enrollment. Next come 5% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Emmett S. Finley Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Dividing enrollment by its 26 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.5:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Eligible students account for 80% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Imperial County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Emmett S. Finley Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Emmett S. Finley Elementary would be expected to post about 32.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Imperial County, median household income is about $57,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Emmett S. Finley Elementary is among the 76 public schools in Imperial County.
The closest public school, Holtville Middle, is about 0.3 miles from Emmett S. Finley Elementary. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Emmett S. Finley Elementary is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Emmett S. Finley Elementary had 547 students in 2020-21 and 559 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.5:1, from 20.3:1.
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Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holtville Unified
- Holtville HighHigh · 516 students
- Holtville MiddleMiddle · 257 students
- Pine ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Freedom Academy of Imperial ValleyCombined · 22 students
- Sam Webb ContinuationHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Holtville
- Holtville HighHigh · 516 students
- Holtville MiddleMiddle · 257 students
- Pine ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Freedom Academy of Imperial ValleyCombined · 22 students
- Sam Webb ContinuationHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Holtville Middle0.3 mi · 257
- Holtville High0.8 mi · 516
- Freedom Academy of Imperial Valley0.8 mi · 22
- Sam Webb Continuation0.8 mi · 10
- Pine Elementary5.6 mi · 210
- Meadows Elementary6.0 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Emmett S. Finley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Emmett S. Finley Elementary?
Emmett S. Finley Elementary enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-05.
Is Emmett S. Finley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emmett S. Finley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Emmett S. Finley Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Emmett S. Finley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary?
At Emmett S. Finley Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Emmett S. Finley Elementary?
Emmett S. Finley Elementary is overseen by Holtville Unified in Imperial County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.