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Florence High School

232 Hwy 469 N., Florence, MS 39073 · (601) 845-2205 · Rankin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Mississippi public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools

Enrollment
718
High
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 651
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
286 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 918926%
Grade 1021530%
Grade 1118225%
Grade 1213218%
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
56779%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
162%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
10515%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
284%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
36551%
Female
35349%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
61.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.5%65.2%
2023-2462.4%68.9%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Florence High School

Florence High School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Florence High School this school71839.8%68.5%
Caledonia High School
CALEDONIA
64042.3%79.5%
Pisgah High School
Brandon
48241.9%69.3%
West Lauderdale High School
Collinsville
53536.8%74.9%
Lafayette High School
Oxford
85546.1%69.7%
Saltillo High School
SALTILLO
93944.5%66.4%
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Florence High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MississippiIn Rankin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.5%#50 of 192#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.2%#86 of 199
▼ 15
#4 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.5%#35 of 199
▼ 7
#4 of 9
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
718#68 of 203#5 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#118 of 192#6 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.3%#126 of 192#8 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.8%#180 of 194#7 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.2%#104 of 121N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
718
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2571853.613.4:140% (286)
2023-2474147.515.6:139% (290)
2022-2371947.415.2:1100% (716)
2020-217384217.6:1100% (735)
2017-1874242.617.4:134% (251)
2015-167234217.2:135% (252)
2010-116854216.3:138% (259)
2000-015693416.7:133% (189)
1990-914502617.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence High School.

About Florence High School

Students in Florence, Mississippi, attend Florence High School, a mid-sized high school. The school enrolls 718 students in grades 9 through 12.

Florence High School falls under Rankin County School District, which has 27 schools enrolling 18,196 students.

More than half of the students at Florence High School are White (79%). Other reported shares: 15% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Florence High School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school has 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher. High schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Federal data show 40% of students (286) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Rankin County averages 50%, higher than here.

Among Mississippi public high schools, Florence High School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

In Mississippi, Florence High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.5% actual against a predicted 74.4%.

In Rankin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $79,357, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,454, Florence High School among them.

Of the public schools around it, Florence High School is closest to Florence Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Florence High School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.5% against a local average of 68.4%.

The federal government classifies Florence High School's location as Rural: Fringe.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 738 to 718, a 3% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.

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Rankin County at a glance

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Population
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students

Quick facts

School name
Florence High School
District
Rankin County School District
Address
232 Hwy 469 N., Florence, MS 39073
Phone
(601) 845-2205
County
Rankin County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
718
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
286 (40%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
280383001075
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Rankin County School District
Other schools in Florence
Other Florence High schools

5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Florence High. Florence High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Florence High School
How many students attend Florence High School?
Florence High School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Florence High School serve?
Florence High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Florence High School have?
Florence High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Florence High School?
Student demographics at Florence High School are roughly 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Florence High School in?
Florence High School is part of Rankin County School District.
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