Finley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Finley Elementary School serves 471 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 2796th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365006492 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 471 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.9% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Finley Elementary School in context
Size
Finley Elementary School is the 22nd largest of United ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 471 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 557 students, so Finley Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 77 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 57, against an average of 67 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 69 in kindergarten and 69 in grade 5. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across United ISD (98.7%).
80.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Finley Elementary School has 32.56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 471 students would have about 31.8 teachers, so Finley Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Kazen Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 24 elementary schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.2% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 62 |
| Grade 3 | 66 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2001 Lowry, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)473-4500
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Finley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazen Elementary School | United ISD | 0.3 mi | 367 | 12.7 | 86.9% |
| Barbara Fasken Elementary School | United ISD | 0.8 mi | 704 | 16.4 | 69.7% |
| Nye Elementary School | United ISD | 1.9 mi | 685 | 15.6 | 76.8% |
| Trautmann Elementary School | United ISD | 2.1 mi | 661 | 16.5 | 61.9% |
| Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School | United ISD | 2.6 mi | 384 | 13.8 | 81% |
| Clark Elementary School | United ISD | 2.8 mi | 354 | 12.6 | 89.3% |
| Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School | United ISD | 2.9 mi | 768 | 15.1 | 81.8% |
| Matias De Llano Elementary School | United ISD | 2.9 mi | 453 | 14.7 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.