Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001373
Finch Elementary
3717 N Milton St, Spokane, WA 99205 · (509) 354-2600 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
230 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
43.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 45.4% |
| 2022-23 | 52.9% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 53.6% | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 60.7% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.4% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 56.0% |
| 2015-16 | 56.7% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 38.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Washington's top 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
Finch Elementary's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Elementary this school | 375 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| Creekside Elementary School Mead | 355 | 63.7% | 40.8% |
| Parkway Elementary Clarkston | 330 | 63.0% | N/A |
| Adams Elementary Spokane Valley | 376 | 61.7% | 48.0% |
| Trentwood School SPOKANE VALLEY | 402 | 64.9% | 46.5% |
| Darrington Elementary School DARRINGTON | 351 | 61.8% | 28.6% |
Matched among Washington 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #427 of 936 | #40 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #565 of 1,103 ▼ 43 | #48 of 83 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #499 of 1,102 ▼ 48 | #40 of 83 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #181 of 928 | #15 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #731 of 1,268 | #50 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #308 of 1,085 | #44 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #916 of 1,088 | #55 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #423 of 1,169 | #36 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #121 of 778 | #11 of 67 |
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
375
-94 (-20%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 375 | 25.2 | 14.9:1 | 61% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 62% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 30.6 | 12.4:1 | 59% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 46% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 33.1 | 16.1:1 | 55% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 52% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 50% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 29 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 23 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (535 to 375); teachers down 24% (33.1 to 25.2).
About Finch Elementary
Finch Elementary is an elementary school in Spokane, Washington, and it is part of Spokane School District. The school counted 375 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Finch Elementary belongs to Spokane School District, a district of 62 schools and 28,853 students.
The share of White students at Finch Elementary is 76%, a majority. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Finch Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Finch Elementary comes to 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9:1. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. On the income side, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Spokane County averages 52%, lower than here.
Test results at Finch Elementary are 11.2 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.2%, compared with a predicted 39.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in Washington.
In Spokane County, the median household earns about $78,582 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Spokane County, 187 public schools serve about 76,588 students.
Glover Middle School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Finch Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 469 to 375. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.9:1, from 16.2:1.
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Other Finch Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Finch Elementary. Finch Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Finch Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 341 students
- Finch ElementaryAtlanta, GA · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Glover Middle School0.6 mi · 537
- Shadle Park High School0.9 mi · 1,445
- Audubon Elementary1.0 mi · 398
- Browne Elementary1.0 mi · 316
- Alternative Tamarack School1.0 mi · 10
- Spokane Public Montessori1.5 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Finch ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Finch Elementary?
Finch Elementary enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Finch Elementary serve?
Finch Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Finch Elementary have?
Finch Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Finch Elementary?
Finch Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Finch Elementary public or private?
Finch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spokane School District.
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