Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Set in San Diego, California, Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary is an average-sized elementary school, operated by Chula Vista Elementary. It hosts 396 students across grades K through 6.

Chula Vista Elementary comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 22,235 students; Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Other groups include 8% Asian, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

In the broader community, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Juarez-Lincoln Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 30.9%.

Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 396). Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

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