FINLEY EL

Located at 2001 LOWRY, in LAREDO, Texas, FINLEY EL is a medium-sized elementary-level community that teaches 471 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by UNITED ISD.

FINLEY EL is one of 51 schools operated by UNITED ISD, a district that hosts 40,742 students overall.

Looking at the student body, FINLEY EL records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, FINLEY EL shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 81% of students at FINLEY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FINLEY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 42.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Webb County put median household earnings sit near $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which FINLEY EL is one.

The closest other public school is KAZEN EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FINLEY EL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.8%.

FINLEY EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. FINLEY EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 471).

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