Katherine Finchy Elementary

Located at 777 East Tachevah Dr., in Palm Springs, California, Katherine Finchy Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community that caters to 464 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Palm Springs Unified.

Katherine Finchy Elementary is one of 27 schools operated by Palm Springs Unified, a district that instructs 20,007 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Katherine Finchy Elementary lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% White, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Katherine Finchy Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 38.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household earnings sit near $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Katherine Finchy Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Raymond Cree Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Katherine Finchy Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Katherine Finchy Elementary has edged down 31%, going from 669 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Katherine Finchy Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.