Is Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary a good school?

Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary ranks 3661 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 368 students attended Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary?

Students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Montgomery Middle High : Montgomery Senior High

Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Summary:

Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary is a public elementary school in the Chula Vista Elementary District, serving 378 students in grades K-6. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Finney Elementary consistently underperforms the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, only 38.17% of Finney students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 55.46% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate at Finney was just 20.86%, significantly lower than the district's 44.72% and the state's 35.54%. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Finney Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in 2018-2019 to 30.0% in the current 2022-2023 school year.

While the nearby schools, such as Los Altos Elementary and Otay Elementary, also struggle with academic performance, some schools within the Chula Vista Elementary District, like Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary and Silver Wing Elementary, perform better than Finney in both ELA and Mathematics, suggesting that there may be systemic factors contributing to the academic performance issues at Finney. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.87% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 20.7 to 22.2 students per teacher, may also be contributing factors to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public K-6

3950 Byrd St.
San Diego, CA 92154-1799

(619) 690-1334

District: Chula Vista Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3661^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,627

Students who attend Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Montgomery Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 368

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.6%

Asian:

7.3%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary ranks worse than 62.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 37^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.17. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.6%), Asian (7.3%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary is 18.8, which is the 4^th best among 41 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary is $13,627, which is the 3^rd highest among 41 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary 3661^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chula Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chula Vista Elementary 537^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	43.85	2465^th	4809	48.7%
2005	42.21	2590^th	4822	46.3%
2006	36.93	2885^th	4818	40.1%
2007	41.17	2834^th	5113	44.6%
2008	46.86	2558^th	5113	50.0%
2009	45.57	2725^th	5193	47.5%
2010	43.59	2946^th	5314	44.6%
2011	43.06	3021^st	5377	43.8%
2012	55.56	2301^st	5390	57.3%
2013	54.94	2403^rd	5530	56.5%
2015	75.78	1292^nd	5611	77.0%
2016	78.32	1187^th	5614	78.9%
2017	66.08	1750^th	5692	69.3%
2018	60.34	2022^nd	5662	64.3%
2019	56.10	2249^th	5789	61.2%
2022	38.81	3177^th	5883	46.0%
2023	38.73	3235^th	5874	44.9%
2024	33.17	3661^st	5862	37.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.93	547^th	3246	83.1%
2019	53.06	1086^th	3275	66.8%
2022	24.64	2964^th	3311	10.5%
2023	38.42	1927^th	3250	40.7%
2024	33.36	2305^th	3160	27.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.71	1095^th	5084	78.5%
2019	67.47	1310^th	5173	74.7%
2022	50.96	2221^st	5264	57.8%
2023	39.66	3094^th	5374	42.4%
2024	33.81	3631^st	5511	34.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.63	1819^th	5413	66.4%
2019	57.62	2075^th	5492	62.2%
2022	41.96	2881^st	5635	48.9%
2023	41.75	2910^th	5617	48.2%
2024	37.48	3226^th	5605	42.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	51.77	927^th	2585	64.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.18	2271^st	5431	58.2%
2019	52.59	2336^th	5510	57.6%
2022	36.30	3247^th	5663	42.7%
2023	35.20	3399^th	5650	39.8%
2024	29.77	3830^th	5636	32.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.76	1002^nd	4830	79.3%
2019	64.20	1447^th	4963	70.8%
2022	49.30	2254^th	5084	55.7%
2023	50.69	2198^th	5098	56.9%
2024	40.53	2928^th	5102	42.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	146	20	182	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	624
1989	155	21	193	274	1	n/a	n/a	0	644
1990	133	25	194	295	1	n/a	n/a	0	648
1991	124	24	182	326	1	n/a	n/a	0	657
1992	103	32	182	298	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1993	104	33	168	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
1994	90	33	156	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	97	27	137	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1996	97	27	137	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1997	89	31	122	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1998	75	30	113	298	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1999	76	20	107	317	1	n/a	n/a	0	521
2000	73	16	98	348	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
2001	71	20	80	360	2	n/a	n/a	0	533
2002	51	19	69	356	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2003	51	19	69	356	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2004	48	17	68	376	1	n/a	n/a	2	512
2005	52	17	58	399	0	n/a	n/a	9	535
2006	47	23	45	412	1	n/a	n/a	23	551
2007	40	17	43	398	1	n/a	n/a	17	516
2008	38	9	51	388	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2009	32	11	42	352	2	8	12	0	459
2010	175	15	45	214	30	7	2	0	488
2011	17	21	49	318	67	6	0	0	478
2012	22	24	43	257	84	7	0	0	437
2013	21	16	41	218	107	9	0	0	412
2014	19	8	43	316	1	7	10	0	404
2015	11	7	45	295	0	7	15	0	380
2016	16	6	41	314	1	6	17	0	401
2017	11	5	40	290	1	3	13	0	363
2018	15	6	37	315	0	1	11	0	385
2019	20	5	36	316	1	0	8	0	386
2020	21	6	38	305	0	0	8	0	378
2021	17	8	34	312	0	0	7	0	378
2022	13	7	30	318	1	0	7	0	376
2023	12	5	31	318	1	0	11	0	378
2024	12	5	27	315	1	0	8	0	368

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	624	25.9	24.0	n/a
1989	644	26.0	24.7	n/a
1990	648	25.0	25.9	n/a
1991	657	26.6	24.6	n/a
1992	615	27.0	22.7	37.6
1993	582	25.7	22.6	36.8
1994	553	23.5	23.5	37.6
1995	558	22.5	24.8	47
1996	558	22.5	24.8	47
1997	547	23.0	23.8	49.7
1998	516	25.1	20.6	52.1
1999	521	25.5	20.4	55.5
2000	537	26.5	20.3	53.1
2001	533	27.8	19.2	53.1
2002	495	26.0	19.0	57.4
2003	495	26.0	19.0	57.4
2004	512	27.5	18.6	60.6
2005	535	27.0	19.8	67.3
2006	551	30.0	18.4	59.1
2007	516	28.0	18.4	55.5
2008	489	28.0	17.5	57.1
2009	459	23.0	17.7	53.8
2010	488	28.0	17.4	60.2
2011	478	n/a	n/a	58.4
2012	437	22.5	19.4	n/a
2013	412	23.0	17.9	62.6
2014	404	17.0	23.7	64.6
2015	380	17.0	22.3	68.9
2016	401	18.0	22.2	69.6
2017	363	17.0	21.3	68.3
2018	385	17.0	22.6	76.4
2019	386	17.0	22.7	69.9
2020	378	n/a	n/a	84.4
2021	378	17.0	22.2	82.8
2022	376	17.1	21.9	72.3
2023	378	18.2	20.7	65.9
2024	368	19.5	18.8	60.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	624	25.9	24.0	n/a
1989	644	26.0	24.7	n/a
1990	648	25.0	25.9	n/a
1991	657	26.6	24.6	n/a
1992	615	27.0	22.7	37.6
1993	582	25.7	22.6	36.8
1994	553	23.5	23.5	37.6
1995	558	22.5	24.8	47
1996	558	22.5	24.8	47
1997	547	23.0	23.8	49.7
1998	516	25.1	20.6	52.1
1999	521	25.5	20.4	55.5
2000	537	26.5	20.3	53.1
2001	533	27.8	19.2	53.1
2002	495	26.0	19.0	57.4
2003	495	26.0	19.0	57.4
2004	512	27.5	18.6	60.6
2005	535	27.0	19.8	67.3
2006	551	30.0	18.4	59.1
2007	516	28.0	18.4	55.5
2008	489	28.0	17.5	57.1
2009	459	23.0	17.7	53.8
2010	488	28.0	17.4	60.2
2011	478	n/a	n/a	58.4
2012	437	22.5	19.4	n/a
2013	412	23.0	17.9	62.6
2014	404	17.0	23.7	64.6
2015	380	17.0	22.3	68.9
2016	401	18.0	22.2	69.6
2017	363	17.0	21.3	68.3
2018	385	17.0	22.6	76.4
2019	386	17.0	22.7	69.9
2020	378	n/a	n/a	84.4
2021	378	17.0	22.2	82.8
2022	376	17.1	21.9	72.3
2023	378	18.2	20.7	65.9
2024	368	19.5	18.8	60.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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