Finley Elementary

Finley Elementary is one of the mid-tier primary schools in KENNEWICK, Washington, one of the schools within Finley School District, with 367 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Finley School District (892 students total), Finley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Finley Elementary records that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 37% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Finley Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Benton County (around 49%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Finley Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: River View High School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Finley Elementary.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Finley Elementary has shrank 4%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 37% across the same window.

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