Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINNEY ISD·NCES 482985003358
Finch Elementary School
1205 S TENNESSEE ST, MCKINNEY, TX 75069 · (469) 302-5600 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Texas 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
277 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from MCKINNEY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 11.0% | 32.0% | 46.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Finch Elementary School
Finch Elementary School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Elementary School this school | 341 | 81.2% | 32.8% |
| Barron Elementary School PLANO | 343 | 81.3% | 27.4% |
| Linton Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 368 | 82.3% | 33.5% |
| Meadow Village Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 367 | 81.2% | 33.1% |
| Clear Spring Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 314 | 84.4% | 30.8% |
| Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown BAYTOWN | 370 | 82.7% | 73.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 Finch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,394 of 4,401 | #152 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,316 of 4,466 ▼ 629 | #163 of 165 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,591 of 4,466 ▲ 101 | #152 of 165 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,776 of 3,998 | #92 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #3,942 of 4,938 | #163 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #107 of 4,622 | #11 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #3,035 of 4,628 | #172 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #1,853 of 4,789 | #7 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #1,862 of 2,838 | #68 of 94 |
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
341
+21 (+7%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 341 | 31.5 | 10.8:1 | 81% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 34 | 9.9:1 | 85% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 32.3 | 10.1:1 | 86% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 32 | 10.0:1 | 81% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 36.3 | 10.7:1 | 83% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 88% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 86% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 75% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 3 | 117.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (388 to 341); teachers down 13% (36.3 to 31.5).
About Finch Elementary School
Finch Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in MCKINNEY, Texas. A federal count lists 341 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Finch Elementary School is part of MCKINNEY ISD, where 33 schools serve 23,296 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at Finch Elementary School. Other groups make up 10% White, 10% Black, and 2% multiracial. Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Finch Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Finch Elementary School was 10.8:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 81%. For comparison, public schools in Collin County average 30%.
Finch Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Finch Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.8%, compared with a predicted 39.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Collin County, median household income is about $121,600, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 338 public schools operate in Collin County, serving about 227,575 students.
Caldwell Elementary School is the public school closest to Finch Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Finch Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Finch Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 32.8% versus a 44.5% average.
Federal data place Finch Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 320 to 341.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCKINNEY ISD
- McKinney High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- McKinney Boyd High SchoolHigh · 2,547 students
- McKinney North High SchoolHigh · 2,387 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Scott Morgan Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Faubion Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
Other schools in MCKINNEY
- McKinney High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- McKinney Boyd High SchoolHigh · 2,547 students
- McKinney North High SchoolHigh · 2,387 students
- Emerson High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Imagine International Academy of North TexasCombined · 1,445 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
Other Finch Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Finch Elementary. Finch Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Finch ElementarySpokane, WA · 375 students
- Finch ElementaryAtlanta, GA · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 409
- Webb Elementary School0.9 mi · 475
- McKinney High School1.0 mi · 2,668
- Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School1.1 mi · 415
- Burks Elementary School1.4 mi · 432
- Faubion Middle School1.7 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About Finch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Finch Elementary School?
Finch Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Finch Elementary School serve?
Finch Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Finch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Finch Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Finch Elementary School?
At Finch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Finch Elementary School public or private?
Finch Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.