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Finley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Finley Elementary is a PK–5 school serving about 367 students in the Kennewick area, within the Finley School District. It serves a high-need community, with 80.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school reports $17,070 in per-student spending and a 14.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio, both generally within the range of nearby schools. Finley is ranked at approximately the 11th percentile statewide, while its district ranks near the 6th percentile.

Academic performance remains well below Washington averages, although results improved in 2025–26. Proficiency was 29.45% in English language arts, 15.34% in math, and 26.42% in science, compared with statewide rates of 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95%. Math is the clearest concern, especially fourth-grade math at 18.00%; the fifth-grade math result was suppressed by the state and cannot be interpreted. Finley’s latest results were close to district averages, suggesting that the school reflects broader challenges in the Finley School District. Still, the school’s ranking improved from approximately the 2nd percentile in the prior two years, and all three subjects posted year-over-year gains.

Finley’s local standing is mixed. In English language arts, it outperformed several nearby schools, including Amistad Elementary School, Virgie Robinson Elementary, and Longfellow Elementary. However, it trailed stronger Kennewick School District schools such as Southgate Elementary School and Canyon View Elementary School, particularly in math. Southgate posted 53.88% math proficiency, compared with Finley’s 15.34%. The recent improvement is encouraging, but families should view math support and the consistency of future gains as the school’s most important areas to watch.

367

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,070

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

213504 E Cougar Rd
Kennewick, WA 99337-7203

(509) 586-7577

District: Finley School District

Students who attend Finley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Finley Middle School
High:	River View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

37.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

Washington avg48%

1,013^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 238Finley School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	1013 of 1138	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1139 of 1160	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1148 of 1168	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1031 of 1169	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	952 of 1169	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	807 of 1107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1099 of 1130	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1023 of 1054	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	986 of 1056	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	990 of 1053	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	943 of 1067	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1011 of 1106	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1034 of 1097	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	997 of 1092	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	851 of 1088	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.4	775 of 1072	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.4	640 of 1067	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.8	764 of 1069	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	743 of 1051	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	859 of 1031	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.9	857 of 1026	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	108 of 213	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	859 of 1020	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	1074 of 1092	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1050 of 1093	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	921 of 1094	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	854 of 1100	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	789 of 1008	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1028 of 1068	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	983 of 1004	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	587 of 649	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	641 of 659	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	637 of 651	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	555 of 633	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	522 of 694	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	308 of 501	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.6	677 of 697	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	903 of 1008	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	996 of 1013	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1007 of 1024	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	864 of 1013	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	755 of 1019	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	352 of 854	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.5	941 of 979	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	798 of 835	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1025 of 1059	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	1083 of 1098	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1095 of 1099	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	988 of 1099	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	943 of 1113	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	720 of 1025	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1043 of 1075	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	940 of 999	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	829 of 901	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	992 of 1007	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	993 of 1009	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	916 of 1011	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	876 of 1031	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	681 of 943	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	995 of 1027	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	821 of 833	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)49th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-23 vs state

Science26%-25 vs state

Math15%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Finley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213504 E Cougar Rd	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 586-7577	367	25	14.9	80.1%	136 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	211 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	11.7	1013^th of 1138 public elementary schools	11.0%		5.4	1139^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.8%	126	26.4		26.4	31.7	26.0	30.2				29.5	25.0	18.0					15.3			$17,070	$1,253	$15,817
Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 South Highland Drive	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 585-3400	509	31	16.4	51.9%	254 (49.9%)	5 (1.0%)	223 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	24.3	865^th of 1138 public elementary schools	24.0%		33.5	773^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	33.4%	92	40.5		40.5	25.0	40.2	43.2				36.3	35.4	28.4	33.8				32.2	92.1%	7.9%	$15,177	$1,136	$14,041
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	977 Maple Street	Burbank	99323	Walla Walla County	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 547-9393	367	25	14.6	53.1%	217 (59.1%)	4 (1.1%)	131 (35.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	23.3	872^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	23.4%		28.6	844^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.2%	28	35.4		35.4	31.7	47.9	35.4				39.1	28.3	35.2	18.8				28.5	89.2%	8.1%	$17,754	$1,865	$15,889
Eastgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 East 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3360	468	33	14.1	78.6%	59 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (84.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	9.5	1042^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	8.4%		7.7	1120^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.4%	78	34.6		34.6	20.9	29.5	30.4				27.2	25.4	15.4	7.6				15.6	98.8%	1.2%	$16,750	$1,627	$15,123
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	105 West 21st Avenue	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6200	405	30	13.7	66.9%	146 (36.0%)	7 (1.7%)	219 (54.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	26.5	839^th of 1138 public elementary schools	26.3%		24.8	910^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.6%	71	41.9		41.9	40.9	35.7	43.6				39.9	35.2	27.1	32.3				31.5	89.8%	3.4%	$19,991	$1,116	$18,875
Canyon View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1229 West 22nd Place	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-5200	347	31	11.3	57.6%	157 (45.2%)	6 (1.7%)	157 (45.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.3%)	35.7	737^th of 1138 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.6	740^th of 1160 public elementary schools	36.2%	3	37.7		37.7	39.7	50.0	49.2				46.2	36.5	41.7	34.4				37.5	94.3%	3.8%	$19,740	$1,810	$17,930
Amistad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 S Kent St	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-5100	878	47	18.7	89.2%	109 (12.4%)	14 (1.6%)	689 (78.5%)	29 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	29 (3.3%)	6.9	1073^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	5.7%		2.8	1157^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.3%	84	27.9		27.9	10.6	9.8	20.5				13.5	26.0	16.2	24.1				22.3	95.1%	1%	$19,006	$1,896	$17,110
Virgie Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 S. Wehe Ave	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6086	473	28	16.6	89.4%	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	446 (94.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	10	1035^th of 1138 public elementary schools	9.1%		11.7	1068^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.9%	33	18.3		18.3	9.2	32.1	26.7				23.4	18.5	33.3	11.7				22.5	94.9%	0%	$18,365	$769	$17,596
Southgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	3121 West 19th Avenue	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3380	416	30	13.9	54.6%	203 (48.8%)	4 (1.0%)	170 (40.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.8%)	51.2	532^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	53.3%		46	602^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	48.1%	70	56.7		56.7	24.2	50.0	47.8				41.1	44.6	54.1	62.7				53.9	94.7%	2.6%	$19,333	$1,607	$17,726
Pasco Digital Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1215 W Lewis St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(509) 543-6700	70	6	12.1	77.1%	17 (24.3%)	1 (1.4%)	50 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	6.1	1081^st of 1138 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)	23.1	23.5	23.4		21.4		32.0	32.4	26.5	26.5	25.0			16.7	11.8		9.9			$16,367	$860	$15,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Finley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Finley Elementary?

Students at Finley Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 37% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Finley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Finley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Finley Middle School
High : River View High School

Is Finley Elementary a good school?

Finley Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Finley Elementary in?

Finley School District

How many students attend Finley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Finley Elementary.

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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