Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER·NCES 064215010266
Finley Elementary
13521 Edwards St., Westminster, CA 92683 · (714) 895-7764 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
268 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.8pp since 2014
Math
30.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 28.1% | 24.7% | 30.1% |
| Math | 10.7% | 19.5% | 29.5% | 40.3% |
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 | 45.2% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.6% | 30.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 39.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.3% | 40.2% |
| 2016-17 | 38.2% | 40.6% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Finley Elementary
Finley Elementary's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Elementary this school | 316 | 84.8% | 35.5% |
| Wakeham Elementary Garden Grove | 307 | 85.0% | 42.3% |
| Cameron Elementary West Covina | 363 | 86.5% | 39.1% |
| Cherrylee Elementary El Monte | 292 | 80.8% | 35.6% |
| Schmitt Elementary Westminster | 314 | 87.6% | 32.2% |
| Palmer Way National City | 387 | 82.2% | 38.1% |
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 Finley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,905 of 5,151 | #288 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,200 of 5,172 ▲ 74 | #300 of 382 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,432 of 5,172 ▲ 573 | #254 of 382 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,889 of 5,116 | #211 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #4,632 of 5,915 | #365 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,672 of 5,352 | #130 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #3,023 of 5,354 | #248 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,688 of 5,625 | #84 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #1,577 of 3,837 | #142 of 324 |
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
316
-36 (-10%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 85% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 80% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 84% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 83% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 89% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 90% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 87% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 86% (515) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (388 to 316); teachers down 13% (16 to 14).
About Finley Elementary
Finley Elementary is an elementary school located in Westminster, California, in Orange County. It enrolled 316 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
The district for Finley Elementary is Westminster, with 16 schools and 7,864 students.
Roughly 70% of students at Finley Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 20% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Finley Elementary is 14 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.6:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.9% for Finley Elementary. The school posts 35.5%, 5.7 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Orange County this way: the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Finley Elementary, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Johnson Middle, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Finley Elementary places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Finley Elementary's enrollment dropped from 352 in 2020-21 to 316 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Finley Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westminster
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- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
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- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Jessie Hayden ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 505 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Westminster HighHigh · 2,529 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Sarah McGarvin IntermediateMiddle · 717 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Leo Carrillo ElementaryElementary · 508 students
Other Finley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Finley Elementary. Finley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Finley Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 471 students
- Finley ElementaryKENNEWICK, WA · 367 students
- Finley ElementaryFinley, TN · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Middle0.1 mi · 505
- Fryberger Elementary0.6 mi · 319
- Sequoia Elementary0.6 mi · 440
- Schmitt Elementary0.7 mi · 314
- Garden Park Elementary0.8 mi · 248
- Westminster High1.0 mi · 2,529
Frequently asked questions
About Finley ElementaryHow large is Finley Elementary?
Finley Elementary enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Finley Elementary serve?
Finley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Finley Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Finley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Finley Elementary?
At Finley Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Finley Elementary public or private?
Finley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westminster.
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