Is Emmett S. Finley Elementary a good school?

Emmett S. Finley Elementary ranks 2956 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emmett S. Finley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 550 students attended Emmett S. Finley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Emmett S. Finley Elementary?

Students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Emmett S. Finley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emmett S. Finley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Holtville Middle High : Holtville High

Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Summary:

Emmett S. Finley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Holtville, California, serving 546 students in grades K-5 as part of the Holtville Unified School District.

While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 1,710 out of 5,789 California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 2,956 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, its performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally below the Holtville Unified and California averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 41.63% of Emmett S. Finley students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.55% for Holtville Unified and 47.04% for California. The school's performance for Special Education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also a concern, ranking in the bottom 5% and bottom 45% of California elementary schools, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby Pine Elementary, which is also part of the Holtville Unified District, outperforms Emmett S. Finley Elementary across various academic measures, including Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as having a significantly lower chronic absenteeism rate. Addressing the root causes of Emmett S. Finley Elementary's challenges, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate and achievement gaps among certain student subgroups, could help the school improve and better serve its community.

Detail:

Public K-5

627 East Sixth St.
Holtville, CA 92250-1450

(760) 356-2929

District: Holtville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2956^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Emmett S. Finley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holtville Middle
High:	Holtville High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 550

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

5.5%

African American:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emmett S. Finley Elementary ranks worse than 50.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.49. (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 (93.1%), White (5.5%), American Indian (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emmett S. Finley Elementary is 19.6. (See more...)

Compare Emmett S. Finley Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emmett S. Finley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Emmett S. Finley Elementary 2956^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Emmett S. Finley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Holtville Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Holtville Unified 597^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emmett S. Finley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.52	3027^th	4809	37.1%
2005	39.40	2753^rd	4822	42.9%
2006	29.59	3328^th	4818	30.9%
2007	32.71	3384^th	5113	33.8%
2008	15.35	4643^rd	5113	9.2%
2009	17.10	4613^th	5193	11.2%
2010	13.79	4972^nd	5314	6.4%
2011	12.60	5099^th	5377	5.2%
2012	13.84	5028^th	5390	6.7%
2013	33.96	3744^th	5530	32.3%
2015	34.03	3399^th	5611	39.4%
2016	50.94	2447^th	5614	56.4%
2017	60.10	2007^th	5692	64.7%
2018	66.53	1740^th	5662	69.3%
2019	67.73	1710^th	5789	70.5%
2022	51.65	2469^th	5883	58.0%
2023	56.65	2207^th	5874	62.4%
2024	43.49	2956^th	5862	49.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.76	150^th	3246	95.4%
2019	94.44	104^th	3275	96.8%
2022	82.56	259^th	3311	92.2%
2023	85.29	195^th	3250	94.0%
2024	49.05	1236^th	3160	60.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.39	1053^rd	5084	79.3%
2019	79.12	759^th	5173	85.3%
2022	64.08	1467^th	5264	72.1%
2023	66.76	1405^th	5374	73.9%
2024	48.71	2470^th	5511	55.2%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.01	9^th	68	86.8%
2024	52.26	31^st	74	58.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.85	1414^th	5413	73.9%
2019	64.83	1757^th	5492	68.0%
2022	41.69	2897^th	5635	48.6%
2023	57.84	2040^th	5617	63.7%
2024	43.53	2821^st	5605	49.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.18	1975^th	5431	63.6%
2019	67.51	1614^th	5510	70.7%
2022	62.02	1868^th	5663	67.0%
2023	53.85	2235^th	5650	60.4%
2024	43.26	2857^th	5636	49.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emmett S. Finley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.60	747^th	4830	84.5%
2019	82.82	601^st	4963	87.9%
2022	68.91	1205^th	5084	76.3%
2023	74.10	993^rd	5098	80.5%
2024	57.05	1838^th	5102	64.0%

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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 Emmett S. Finley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	229	2	19	480	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1989	237	2	28	516	0	n/a	n/a	0	783
1990	213	2	18	535	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
1991	209	3	7	569	0	n/a	n/a	0	788
1992	228	7	15	570	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
1993	216	6	16	543	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
1994	192	6	20	543	0	n/a	n/a	0	761
1995	178	3	19	527	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1996	178	3	19	527	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1997	180	3	14	539	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
1998	180	3	13	569	2	n/a	n/a	0	767
1999	164	2	11	580	3	n/a	n/a	10	770
2000	211	6	0	563	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
2001	150	5	12	569	4	n/a	n/a	0	740
2002	110	6	8	590	4	n/a	n/a	0	718
2003	110	6	8	590	4	n/a	n/a	0	718
2004	103	3	11	608	2	n/a	n/a	0	727
2005	84	1	6	586	1	n/a	n/a	0	678
2006	95	1	4	543	2	n/a	n/a	5	650
2007	95	2	4	542	1	n/a	n/a	4	648
2008	87	4	4	528	1	n/a	n/a	0	624
2009	77	6	2	536	1	0	0	0	622
2010	57	1	2	542	1	0	6	0	609
2011	64	2	2	533	1	0	5	0	607
2012	48	2	4	498	0	0	5	0	557
2013	30	1	1	498	0	0	4	0	534
2014	36	1	0	501	0	0	5	0	543
2015	40	0	1	510	0	0	3	0	554
2016	35	0	1	516	0	0	2	0	554
2017	34	2	1	510	0	0	3	0	550
2018	26	1	1	503	0	0	3	0	534
2019	30	1	0	499	3	0	6	0	539
2020	26	1	0	506	1	0	8	0	542
2021	26	2	0	512	1	0	6	0	547
2022	28	2	0	506	1	0	4	0	541
2023	23	2	0	518	1	0	2	0	546
2024	30	3	0	512	3	0	2	0	550

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 Emmett S. Finley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	30.0	24.3	n/a
1989	783	34.0	23.0	n/a
1990	768	34.0	22.5	n/a
1991	788	35.0	22.5	n/a
1992	820	35.6	23.0	71.7
1993	781	29.0	26.9	70.9
1994	761	31.0	24.5	73.9
1995	727	30.0	24.2	71.5
1996	727	30.0	24.2	71.5
1997	736	36.5	20.2	70.9
1998	767	38.0	20.2	76.7
1999	770	39.0	19.7	77.4
2000	780	37.0	21.1	75.8
2001	740	36.0	20.6	87.2
2002	718	36.0	19.9	75.3
2003	718	36.0	19.9	75.3
2004	727	35.0	20.8	81
2005	678	37.0	18.3	78.8
2006	650	34.0	19.1	80.6
2007	648	31.0	20.9	98.8
2008	624	34.2	18.2	99.5
2009	622	33.0	17.7	98.1
2010	609	33.0	18.4	82.9
2011	607	n/a	n/a	99.5
2012	557	26.5	21.0	n/a
2013	534	25.0	21.3	99.4
2014	543	22.5	24.1	71.1
2015	554	24.0	23.0	69
2016	554	20.0	27.7	72.4
2017	550	26.0	21.1	68.5
2018	534	26.0	20.5	75.1
2019	539	28.0	19.2	75.9
2020	542	n/a	n/a	81.7
2021	547	27.6	19.8	82.1
2022	541	27.6	19.6	85.8
2023	546	26.0	21.0	84.2
2024	550	28.0	19.6	84.4

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 Emmett S. Finley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	30.0	24.3	n/a
1989	783	34.0	23.0	n/a
1990	768	34.0	22.5	n/a
1991	788	35.0	22.5	n/a
1992	820	35.6	23.0	71.7
1993	781	29.0	26.9	70.9
1994	761	31.0	24.5	73.9
1995	727	30.0	24.2	71.5
1996	727	30.0	24.2	71.5
1997	736	36.5	20.2	70.9
1998	767	38.0	20.2	76.7
1999	770	39.0	19.7	77.4
2000	780	37.0	21.1	75.8
2001	740	36.0	20.6	87.2
2002	718	36.0	19.9	75.3
2003	718	36.0	19.9	75.3
2004	727	35.0	20.8	81
2005	678	37.0	18.3	78.8
2006	650	34.0	19.1	80.6
2007	648	31.0	20.9	98.8
2008	624	34.2	18.2	99.5
2009	622	33.0	17.7	98.1
2010	609	33.0	18.4	82.9
2011	607	n/a	n/a	99.5
2012	557	26.5	21.0	n/a
2013	534	25.0	21.3	99.4
2014	543	22.5	24.1	71.1
2015	554	24.0	23.0	69
2016	554	20.0	27.7	72.4
2017	550	26.0	21.1	68.5
2018	534	26.0	20.5	75.1
2019	539	28.0	19.2	75.9
2020	542	n/a	n/a	81.7
2021	547	27.6	19.8	82.1
2022	541	27.6	19.6	85.8
2023	546	26.0	21.0	84.2
2024	550	28.0	19.6	84.4

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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