Florence K-8

Florence K-8 is a well-populated elementary campus in Florence, Arizona, overseen by Florence Unified School District (4437). The school serves 805 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 78% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Across the 14 schools in Florence Unified School District (4437) (8,731 students total), Florence K-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Florence K-8 logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 40% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Florence K-8 has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pinal County) records that median household income runs about $80,266, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Pinal County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), of which Florence K-8 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Florence Virtual Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 18%: 684 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Florence K-8 community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.