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Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3798th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of California elementary schools
Summary

Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary serves 396 students in grades K–6 in the San Diego area, within the Chula Vista Elementary district. Its clearest concern is attendance: 24% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, compared with 11% in the district and 18% statewide.

ELA is Finney’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools: 41% of students were proficient, above the nearby-school average of 35%, and Finney ranked third of 11. Still, that result was 9 percentage points below the state and 14 below the district. Mathematics and science were weaker locally: proficiency was 24% in math and 22% in science, below nearby averages of 27% and 24%, respectively, and below both state and district results. There are bright spots by grade: fourth-grade ELA proficiency was 47%, the second-highest among nearby schools, while fifth-grade math was just 16%, 21 points below the state.

Results have shifted over time. Chronic absenteeism fell from 42% in 2021–22 to 24% in 2025–26, but Finney still had the second-highest rate among nearby schools; only Smythe Elementary was higher. SchoolDigger places Finney at the 35th percentile statewide for 2025–26 and gives it 2 stars; its percentile has declined 44 points from 79 in 2015–16. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20.4, below the nearby average of 21.5. Finney reported 73% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, close to the nearby average of 75%. One notable subgroup shift: SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for English Language Learner Students, a measure of how well the school serves this group, rose from 10 in 2021–22 to 41 in 2022–23, then fell to 27 in 2023–24.

396
Students ?
20.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,441
Per pupil spending ?
72.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 3950 Byrd St.
       San Diego, CA  92154-1799

(619) 690-1334

District: Chula Vista Elementary


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

Middle:    Montgomery Middle
High:    Montgomery Senior High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.6%
Asian:
7.8%
White:
3.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015
!Science scores 14 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg49%
California avg42%
3,798th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 44 pts since 2016
From top 21% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 43Elementary Schools in the Chula Vista Elementary
541st of 1,530Chula Vista Elementary among California 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.23798 of 581734.7%★★☆☆☆
202536.23462 of 585740.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.23667 of 586937.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.73229 of 585944.9%★★☆☆☆
202238.83177 of 588346.0%★★☆☆☆
201956.12249 of 578961.2%★★★☆☆
201860.32022 of 566264.3%★★★☆☆
201766.11750 of 569269.3%★★★☆☆
201678.31187 of 561478.9%★★★★☆
201575.81292 of 561177.0%★★★★☆
201354.92403 of 553056.5%★★★☆☆
201255.62301 of 539057.3%★★★☆☆
201143.13021 of 537743.8%★★☆☆☆
201043.62946 of 531444.6%★★☆☆☆
200945.62725 of 519347.5%★★☆☆☆
200846.92558 of 511350.0%★★★☆☆
200741.22834 of 511344.6%★★☆☆☆
200636.92885 of 481840.1%★★☆☆☆
200542.22590 of 482246.3%★★☆☆☆
200443.92465 of 480948.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201951.8927 of 258564.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202433.42307 of 316227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202338.41925 of 324540.7%★★☆☆☆
202224.62964 of 331110.5%★☆☆☆☆
201953.11086 of 327566.8%★★★☆☆
201869.9547 of 324683.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.53535 of 558136.7%★★☆☆☆
202537.93225 of 559742.4%★★☆☆☆
202437.53232 of 561242.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.82908 of 560948.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.02881 of 563548.9%★★☆☆☆
201957.62075 of 549262.2%★★★☆☆
201863.61819 of 541366.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.83018 of 509440.8%★★☆☆☆
202542.12858 of 510744.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.52932 of 510742.6%★★☆☆☆
202350.72197 of 508756.8%★★★☆☆
202249.32254 of 508455.7%★★★☆☆
201964.21447 of 496370.8%★★★★☆
201872.81002 of 483079.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.74201 of 542322.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.03989 of 546026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202433.83635 of 551734.1%★★☆☆☆
202339.73091 of 536342.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.02221 of 526457.8%★★★☆☆
201967.51310 of 517374.7%★★★★☆
201871.71095 of 508478.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.83796 of 560332.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.63426 of 562839.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.83836 of 564332.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.23396 of 563839.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.33247 of 566342.7%★★☆☆☆
201952.62336 of 551057.6%★★★☆☆
201853.22271 of 543158.2%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2019)64th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)37th percentile~ school
Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy41%-9 vs state
Mathematics24%-14 vs state
Science22%-14 vs state

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Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary ranks 3798th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary.

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

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Montgomery Senior High

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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