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Finley Elementary

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Finley Elementary ranks 149 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Finley Elementary is a public elementary school in Finley, Tennessee, serving 231 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Dyer County School District, which is ranked 23 out of 139 districts in the state, Finley Elementary consistently performs among the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Finley Elementary's academic performance is notably strong, with students exceeding the Dyer County and Tennessee state averages on TNReady assessments. In 2024-2025, the school had a 58% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 53.4% for Dyer County and 42.2% for the state. Finley Elementary's Science proficiency, at 65%, was also significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly impressive for female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the top 25% and top 2% of Tennessee elementary schools, respectively.

While Finley Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Newbern Elementary, Holice Powell Elementary, and Fifth Consolidated School, the school's rising chronic absenteeism rate, which increased from 6.5% in 2021-2022 to 20.2% in 2022-2023, is a concern that the school and district should address to ensure continued student success.

234

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,422

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

72 Poplar Street
Finley, TN 38030

(731) 285-7050

District: Dyer County

Students who attend Finley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Three Oaks Middle School
High:	Dyer County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg50%

Tennessee avg42%

149^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Dyer County

23^rd of 139Dyer County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	149 of 1009	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	249 of 1018	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	221 of 1020	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	270 of 1000	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	288 of 983	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	254 of 985	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	170 of 997	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.3	193 of 646	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	284 of 855	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.3	350 of 853	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	473 of 846	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	405 of 820	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	511 of 818	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.4	255 of 809	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	124 of 986	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	216 of 990	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	152 of 989	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	247 of 975	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	334 of 926	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	18 of 843	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	157 of 853	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	408 of 865	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	213 of 858	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	121 of 821	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	38 of 877	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	185 of 984	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	337 of 991	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	356 of 987	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	269 of 980	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	216 of 916	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	193 of 840	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	324 of 847	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	305 of 852	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	331 of 844	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	291 of 844	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	284 of 812	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	195 of 841	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+19 vs state

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

English Language Arts56%+17 vs state

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Schools Near Finley Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	72 Poplar Street	Finley	38030	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-7050	231	15	15.1		213 (92.2%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	80.9	149^th of 1009 public elementary schools	85.2%		68.6	249^th of 1018 public elementary schools	75.5%	100	57.9	60.0	56.3		58.0	52.6	60.0	56.3		56.0	65.8	73.3	56.3		65.0			$14,422	$726	$12,689
Dyersburg Intermediate School	Public	3-5	725 Tibbs ST	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyersburg	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 286-3620	571	42	13.5		254 (44.5%)	210 (36.8%)	41 (7.2%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.6%)	33.9	694^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.2%		32.7	703^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	30.9%	9	31.7	44.9	46.6		40.5	31.7	39.7	30.9		34.1	24.4	36.6	29.9		30.1			$14,180	$1,286	$11,911
Dyersburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1425 Frank Maynard DR	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyersburg	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 286-3615	780	60	12.9		315 (40.4%)	315 (40.4%)	65 (8.3%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)								(n/a)																		$16,034	$1,397	$13,451
Holice Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	988 Highway 210 South	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-1994	252	16	15.5		218 (86.5%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	75.7	188^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.4%		65.9	271^st of 1018 public elementary schools	73.4%	83	73.7	78.8	51.3		67.3	71.1	60.6	30.8		53.6	81.6	63.6	41.0		61.8			$13,727	$917	$11,708
Fifth Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Millsfield HWY	Dyersburg	38024	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 285-2840	536	36	14.7		483 (90.1%)	11 (2.1%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	76.1	183^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.9%		70.2	234^th of 1018 public elementary schools	77.0%	51	65.8	55.8	54.8		58.5	59.2	54.7	54.8		56.1	56.6	58.1	52.4		55.7			$13,529	$851	$11,971
Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Carmen ST	Halls	38040	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 836-9651	616	44	13.9		451 (73.2%)	100 (16.2%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	42.7	573^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	43.2%		37.6	640^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.1%	67	44.0	47.7	35.8	43.8	42.9	33.3	42.0	31.7	26.0	33.6	42.9	48.9	37.5	34.2	41.2	31.5	31.5	$13,781	$1,142	$11,642
Newbern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 North York ST	Newbern	38059	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 627-2139	562	34	16.5		446 (79.4%)	77 (13.7%)	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	53.8	437^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.8	348^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.8%	89	45.2	47.6	55.7		49.6	45.2	47.6	34.2		42.4	39.7	48.8	40.5		43.2			$13,055	$637	$11,594
Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6117 Highway 189	Friendship	38034	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 677-2718	123	15	8.0		74 (60.2%)	8 (6.5%)	35 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	27.7	759^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.4	749^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.4%	10	21.1	18.8	61.5		31.3	21.1	25.0	53.8		31.3	15.8	18.8	46.2		25.0			$16,527	$2,024	$12,594

Frequently Asked Questions about Finley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Finley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Finley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Three Oaks Middle School
High : Dyer County High School

How many students attend Finley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Finley Elementary.

Is Finley Elementary a good school?

Finley Elementary ranks 149^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Finley Elementary?

Students at Finley Elementary are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Finley Elementary in?

Dyer County

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