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Katherine Finchy Elementary School

777 East Tachevah Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262-4903

Tel: (760)416-8190

Grades: KG-6 | 625 students

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Katherine Finchy Elementary School serves 625 students in grades KG-6.
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body.
Katherine Finchy Elementary School is one of 6 public elementary schools within Palm Springs, and operates within the Palm Springs Unified School District.

The nearest elementary school is Virtual Pre School (1 miles away), the nearest middle school is Raymond Cree Middle School (0.5 miles away), and the nearest high school is Palm Springs High School (1.7 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, CA Dept. of Educ.	Katherine Finchy Elementary School
Awards	Blue Ribbon School (2011)
Grades Offered	Grades KG-6
Total Students	625 students

% Male / % Female	50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a

Students by Grade

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	:n/a	18:1

	This School	(CA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	6%	11%

% Hispanic	53%	51%

% Black	8%	7%

% White	29%	27%

Unknown	4%	3%


	This School	(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	60%	46%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	9%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Palm Springs Unified School District
	This School's Agency	(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	26	4
Number of Students Managed	24,347 students	1,671 students

District Total Revenue	$256,564,000	$18,546,000

District Expenditure	$265,336,000	$18,340,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,538	$11,099

District Expenditure / Student	$10,898	$10,975

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Katherine Finchy Elementary School
Grades: KG-6 | 0 mi. away

Raymond Cree Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.5 mi. away

Virtual Pre School
Grades: PK-PK | 1 mi. away

Vista Del Monte Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.2 mi. away

Palm Springs High School
Grades: 9-12 | 1.7 mi. away

Ramon Alternative Center
Grades: 7-11 | 1.8 mi. away

View all schools in: Palm Springs, Riverside County, Zip 92262

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