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Finley Farms Elementary

Q: Is Finley Farms Elementary a good school?

Finley Farms Elementary ranks 182 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Finley Farms Elementary is a public elementary school in Gilbert, Arizona, serving 630 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Gilbert Unified District, which is ranked 85 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Finley Farms Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54% for the district and 36% for the state. In mathematics, 63% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 58% for the district and 42% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders scoring significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Finley Farms Elementary performs well compared to nearby schools in the Gilbert Unified District, such as Patterson Elementary, Val Vista Lakes Elementary, and Greenfield Elementary. The school also performs similarly or slightly better than nearby charter schools, such as Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert and Challenger Basic School.

588

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,862

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 S Columbus Dr
Gilbert, AZ 85296-2101

(480) 507-1624

District: Gilbert Unified District

Students who attend Finley Farms Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Junior High School
High:	Gilbert High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

Hispanic:

29.8%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (58% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

182^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Gilbert Unified District

85^th of 289Gilbert Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	182 of 909	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	228 of 912	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	151 of 1245	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	186 of 1000	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	221 of 1226	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	353 of 1039	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	253 of 1109	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	170 of 1106	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	241 of 1079	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	157 of 955	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	169 of 1079	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.1	123 of 1158	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	182 of 1141	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	157 of 1075	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	85.4	124 of 1090	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	87.2	84 of 1062	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.8	121 of 607	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	54 of 895	94.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	501 of 620	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	200 of 589	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	216 of 602	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.2	177 of 1219	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	201 of 824	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	236 of 1219	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	333 of 862	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	230 of 1023	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	78 of 496	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	72 of 486	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	211 of 1170	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	123 of 716	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	176 of 1198	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	209 of 709	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	333 of 911	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	71 of 549	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	77 of 556	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	217 of 1116	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	20 of 618	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	202 of 820	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	159 of 626	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	231 of 628	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.6	143 of 1216	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	162 of 830	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	209 of 1220	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	313 of 850	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	281 of 1032	72.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	43 of 145	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	72 of 239	69.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.0	23 of 617	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	52.2	203 of 444	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	184 of 1027	82.1%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	92 of 171	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.7	295 of 820	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	86 of 145	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	332 of 1201	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	136 of 465	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	179 of 486	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	135 of 1024	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	225 of 800	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	273 of 1161	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	365 of 595	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	254 of 720	64.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)80th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2023)70th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)64th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)47th percentile-35 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)46th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2021)19th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+23 vs state

Mathematics54%+18 vs state

Science51%+17 vs state

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Finley Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	375 S Columbus Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1624	588	38	15.5		332 (56.5%)	19 (3.2%)	175 (29.8%)	18 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.5%)	77.8	182^nd of 909 public elementary schools	80.0%		71.9	228^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.0%	46	69.0	64.0	57.0	63.0	63.0	48.0	52.0	55.0	51.0	$7,862	$306	$543	$1,155	$7,225		$7,013
Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2801	919	51	18.0		726 (79.0%)	8 (0.9%)	128 (13.9%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	89.5	74^th of 909 public elementary schools	91.9%		89.4	75^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.8%	1	61.0	77.0	66.0	69.0	65.0	68.0	68.0	66.0	59.0	$5,430	$109	$185	$402	$5,002	$135	$5,137
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N Key Biscayne Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-9343	466	39	11.8		254 (54.5%)	10 (2.1%)	153 (32.8%)	13 (2.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	74.8	206^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.3%		58.7	342^nd of 912 public elementary schools	62.5%	136	51.0	60.0	52.0	74.0	65.0	56.0	44.0	68.0	44.0	$9,630	$187	$503	$877	$9,371		$8,939
Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E Mesquite St	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1240	584	36	16.0		340 (58.2%)	10 (1.7%)	168 (28.8%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.4%)	77.3	186^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.5%		68.6	259^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.6%	73	60.0	61.0	51.0	67.0	71.0	62.0	51.0	57.0	42.0	$7,558	$82	$371	$535	$7,227		$7,105
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-6	320 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-0722	598	30	19.9		364 (60.9%)	8 (1.3%)	153 (25.6%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.0%)	74.1	213^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.6%		71.1	240^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.7%	27	49.0	64.0	53.0	60.0	66.0	55.0	57.0	41.0	53.0	$5,851	$419	$52	$890	$4,419	$961	$5,380
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	862 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 325-6100	120	10	12.0		51 (42.5%)	12 (10.0%)	40 (33.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.5%)								(n/a)										$12,704	$1,190	$1,751	$4,130	$5,538	$4,226	$9,764
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1211 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2803	518	35	14.7		305 (58.9%)	15 (2.9%)	132 (25.5%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.5%)	85.5	112^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.5	86^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.6%	26	45.0	75.0	64.0	74.0	61.0	65.0	70.0	70.0	56.0	$7,810	$273	$647	$1,194	$7,019		$6,890
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3		302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	75.3	201^st of 909 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.5	191^st of 912 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	44.0	83.0	68.0	78.0	45.0	58.0	53.0	39.0	61.0	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	230 N Cole Ct	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 832-3034	787	51	15.3		544 (69.1%)	10 (1.3%)	161 (20.5%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.7%)	85.7	110^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.3	91^st of 912 public elementary schools	90.0%	19	58.0	73.0	69.0	69.0	63.0	52.0	65.0	58.0	68.0	$6,768	$31	$00	$63	$6,579	$157	$6,736
Challenger Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	1315 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Challenger Basic School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 830-1750	274	21	13.0		226 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	92.9	52^nd of 909 public elementary schools	94.3%		93.7	49^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.6%	3	85.0	82.0	78.0	74.0	64.0	79.0	68.0	77.0	54.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Finley Farms Elementary

Is Finley Farms Elementary a good school?

Finley Farms Elementary ranks 182^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Finley Farms Elementary in?

Gilbert Unified District

What schools do graduates of Finley Farms Elementary attend?

Students who attend Finley Farms Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Junior High School
High : Gilbert High School

What is the racial makeup of Finley Farms Elementary?

Students at Finley Farms Elementary are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Finley Farms Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Finley Farms Elementary.

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