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Finch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Finch Elementary is a K-5 school in McKinney, TX, serving 341 students within the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). The school currently ranks in the 7th percentile statewide, a significant decline from its 2020-2021 peak, and is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. Over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, highlighting the socioeconomic challenges the school faces.

The most critical academic weakness is in Mathematics, where proficiency rates are roughly 30 percentage points behind the district average across all tested grades. For example, only 15.56% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to the district's 48.62%. This gap is not seen in nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Caldwell Elementary, which serves a comparable population but ranks in the 50th percentile. Despite spending $16,207 per student—the highest among nearby schools—and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1, these resources are not translating into academic gains. In contrast, high-performing peers like Roy Lee Walker Elementary (90th percentile) spend significantly less per student.

An interesting finding is that African American students at Finch performed in the 63rd percentile in 2024-2025, suggesting specific strategies may be working for this group that could be replicated. Additionally, students taking the STAAR test in Spanish sometimes score comparably to those taking it in English, indicating that language barriers are not the primary driver of low performance. The stark contrast with Caldwell Elementary, located just 0.81 miles away, strongly suggests that school-level factors like leadership and teaching quality are the main drivers of Finch's struggles, rather than student demographics alone.

341

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,371

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1205 S Tennessee St
McKinney, TX 75069-6709

(469) 302-5600

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Finch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dowell Middle
High:	McKinney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

White:

10.0%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

4,321^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 21Elementary Schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

301^st of 951McKinney Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	4321 of 4627	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	3381 of 4651	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3654 of 4710	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	3674 of 4647	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3243 of 4581	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.5	1911 of 4578	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	3430 of 4479	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	3626 of 4359	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	3260 of 4329	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.1	2433 of 4286	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	2532 of 4320	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.3	1747 of 4260	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	1703 of 4221	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.3	2382 of 4206	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.0	3469 of 4095	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	2989 of 3937	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.5	2625 of 3884	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.5	2556 of 3768	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.9	1865 of 3724	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	2409 of 3476	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.0	1577 of 3475	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.3	1204 of 3465	65.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1968 of 2406	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.5	697 of 1905	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	1391 of 2443	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	815 of 2421	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	520 of 2444	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	22.1	2241 of 2515	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2200 of 2483	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	2977 of 4461	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	1267 of 4331	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	1726 of 4295	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1445 of 4240	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1436 of 1643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	2222 of 2918	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	2832 of 3668	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3050 of 3556	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	2872 of 3487	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	1798 of 3446	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1841 of 3333	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2440 of 3226	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	3979 of 4575	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	2832 of 3744	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3084 of 4658	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3470 of 4588	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2823 of 4561	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	1783 of 4499	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	3157 of 4348	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3527 of 4306	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	2044 of 2619	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.7	930 of 2958	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	4265 of 4413	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3012 of 3644	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3131 of 4465	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3541 of 4401	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3261 of 4376	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	1832 of 4329	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	3027 of 4188	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3165 of 4168	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	4316 of 4520	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	2910 of 3705	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3470 of 4594	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3863 of 4521	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3334 of 4477	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	1526 of 4451	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	3183 of 4309	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3386 of 4264	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	4358 of 4582	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	3003 of 3739	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	3873 of 4647	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	3796 of 4585	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3471 of 4563	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	1979 of 4498	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	3437 of 4357	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3583 of 4319	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3838 of 4301	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3285 of 3549	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3136 of 4292	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	2691 of 4086	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	1242 of 3952	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	1049 of 3799	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	20.1	3433 of 3684	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2312 of 3558	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	1864 of 3006	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2712 of 3108	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2949 of 3106	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)38th percentile+31 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Finch Elementary	Public	K-5	1205 S Tennessee St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5600	341	32	10.8	81.2%	34 (10.0%)	34 (10.0%)	259 (76.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	14.5	4321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	6.6%		30.7	3381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	940							33.3	29.7	50.0	15.6	24.3	17.7	$14,371
Caldwell Elementary	Public	K-5	601 W Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5500	409	34	12.1	67.7%	86 (21.0%)	56 (13.7%)	253 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	46.3	2313^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.0%		43.9	2502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%	189	19.1	33.3	17.7	9.1	8.3	7.7	50.0	55.6	49.1	45.1	55.6	31.2	$10,263
Webb Elementary	Public	K-5	810 E Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6000	475	33	14.4	56.6%	106 (22.3%)	71 (14.9%)	249 (52.4%)	23 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	24.7	3768^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.6%		38.7	2871^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.3%	897	35.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	50.7	35.9	42.5	32.4	27.2	31.3	$10,267
Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Eldorado Pkwy	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5300	415	38	10.9	74.9%	57 (13.7%)	89 (21.4%)	230 (55.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	27.9	3570^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		33.8	3204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.1%	366	20.0	50.0			16.7		43.5	35.8	56.3	28.6	25.4	35.2	$11,588
Burks Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Hill St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6200	432	33	13.0	77.3%	62 (14.4%)	50 (11.6%)	300 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	46.3	2309^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.1%		44.4	2470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.9%	161	25.0	52.9	38.5	6.3	36.8	6.3	56.4	56.4	60.4	32.5	37.8	37.3	$10,897
Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	2706 Wolford St	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6100	554	42	13.3	50.2%	151 (27.3%)	84 (15.2%)	236 (42.6%)	43 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.3%)	50.2	2106^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.5%		60.3	1566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.3%	540	0.0	37.5	33.3	11.1	0.0		51.1	41.4	55.7	46.7	46.7	53.0	$10,998
Robert L Puster Elementary	Public	K-4	856 Stoddard Rd	Fairview	75069	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8300	548	29	18.8	3.6%	332 (60.6%)	20 (3.6%)	67 (12.2%)	92 (16.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	97.5	80^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.2	47^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%	33							80.6	85.3		93.5	79.7		$8,588
Valley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Vly Creek Trl	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4800	498	33	15.0	22.1%	283 (56.8%)	78 (15.7%)	77 (15.5%)	23 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	65.2	1334^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.2%		79.6	763^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%	571							48.0	69.3	65.1	44.0	58.4	48.2	$8,270
Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary	Public	K-5	2511 Cattleman Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5100	491	41	11.9	70.7%	82 (16.7%)	88 (17.9%)	263 (53.6%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	29.2	3476^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.9%		33.7	3210^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	266	16.7	20.0	14.3	5.6	5.3	28.6	26.4	43.5	52.2	30.6	42.6	39.1	$11,453
Arthur H McNeil Elementary	Public	K-5	3650 Hardin Blvd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5200	335	30	11.1	42.7%	120 (35.8%)	99 (29.6%)	61 (18.2%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	46.6	2294^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.4%		47.1	2313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	19							51.1	72.0	46.0	46.7	46.0	30.2	$10,871

Frequently Asked Questions about Finch Elementary

What district is Finch Elementary in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Finch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Finch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dowell Middle
High : McKinney High School

Is Finch Elementary a good school?

Finch Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Finch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Finch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Finch Elementary?

Students at Finch Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 10% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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

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