1
Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365006492
Finley Elementary School
2001 LOWRY, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 473-4500 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
381 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Finley Elementary School
Finley Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Elementary School this school | 471 | 80.9% | 43.0% |
| Le Noir Elementary School DONNA | 457 | 82.1% | 39.8% |
| Emma Vera Elementary School ROMA | 504 | 82.3% | 88.5% |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School MERCEDES | 468 | 82.9% | 40.7% |
| Dena Kelso Graves Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 516 | 79.7% | 43.5% |
| Yturria Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 526 | 80.2% | 52.7% |
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 Finley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,212 of 4,401 | #45 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,494 of 4,466 ▼ 988 | #51 of 52 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,946 of 4,466 ▼ 981 | #51 of 52 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #582 of 3,998 | #3 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,815 of 4,938 | #33 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,973 of 4,622 | #16 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.7% | #4,485 of 4,628 | #20 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #1,894 of 4,789 | #42 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #2,811 of 2,838 | #43 of 43 |
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
471
+74 (+19%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 471 | 32.6 | 14.5:1 | 81% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 32.3 | 15.0:1 | 86% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 31.9 | 14.4:1 | 88% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 87% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 33.3 | 14.2:1 | 87% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 87% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 85% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 72% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 37 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (474 to 471); teachers down 2% (33.3 to 32.6).
About Finley Elementary School
Finley Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in LAREDO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 471 students.
The district, UNITED ISD, has 40,742 students enrolled across 51 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Finley Elementary School, with 99% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Finley Elementary School comes in at 2%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1, with 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Finley Elementary School is 81%. That is close to the 83% average for public schools in Webb County.
Finley Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.0% is 3.9 points above the 39.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Webb County residents, median household income is about $63,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Finley Elementary School is one of 95 public schools in Webb County, which together enroll about 63,717 students.
Nearby, Kazen Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Finley Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Finley Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 471 was 19% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 397.
Discussions about Finley Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNITED ISD
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Elias Herrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,146 students
- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Other Finley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Finley Elementary. Finley Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Finley ElementaryKENNEWICK, WA · 367 students
- Finley ElementaryWestminster, CA · 316 students
- Finley ElementaryFinley, TN · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Kazen Elementary School0.3 mi · 367
- Barbara Fasken Elementary School0.8 mi · 704
- George Washington Middle School0.8 mi · 579
- Nye Elementary School1.9 mi · 685
- Trautmann Middle School1.9 mi · 756
- Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School2.0 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Finley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Finley Elementary School?
Finley Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Finley Elementary School serve?
Finley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Finley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Finley Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Finley Elementary School?
At Finley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is Finley Elementary School in?
Finley Elementary School is part of UNITED ISD.
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