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What's the biggest difference between FLORENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
556
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383000738
Florence Middle School
123 Beverly Dr, Florence, MS 39073 · (601) 845-2862 · Rankin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
252 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 173 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 71.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Middle School
Florence Middle School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Middle School this school | 556 | 45.3% | 63.7% |
| Caledonia Middle School CALEDONIA | 487 | 46.4% | 66.5% |
| West Lauderdale Middle School Collinsville | 537 | 39.5% | 70.2% |
| Purvis Middle School Purvis | 447 | 51.9% | 59.5% |
| Sumrall Middle School Sumrall | 484 | 40.1% | 70.0% |
| East Central Middle School Moss Point | 541 | 53.0% | 68.3% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #39 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #26 of 181 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #36 of 181 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #45 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #44 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #115 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #171 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #105 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
556
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 556 | 45 | 12.3:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 44.4 | 12.9:1 | 45% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 45.7 | 13.2:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 100% (609) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 49.9 | 11.8:1 | 43% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 44% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 42% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 33% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 820 | 44 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Middle School.
About Florence Middle School
At 123 Beverly Dr in Florence, Mississippi, Florence Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 556 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Mississippi) has about 452 students.
District-wide, Rankin County School District has 27 schools and 18,196 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Florence Middle School. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Rankin County is roughly 71% White. Florence Middle School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.3:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 45%.
allk12 grades Florence Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Florence Middle School is 7.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Rankin County show that the median household income is $79,357, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Florence Middle School is one of 34 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Florence High School, is about 1.1 miles from Florence Middle School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Florence Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Florence Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 56 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 718 students
- Steens Creek ElementaryElementary · 582 students
- Florence ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- McLaurin ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- McLaurin High SchoolHigh · 481 students
Other Florence Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Florence Middle. Florence Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Florence Middle SchoolFlorence, AL · 663 students
- Florence Middle SchoolFLORENCE, TX · 262 students
- Florence Middle School - 03Florence, SD · 71 students
- Florence MiddleFlorence, WI · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Florence High School1.1 mi · 718
- Florence Elementary1.2 mi · 537
- Steens Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 582
- Richland High School4.5 mi · 731
- Richland Upper Elementary4.6 mi · 480
- Richland Elementary4.9 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Middle SchoolHow large is Florence Middle School?
Florence Middle School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 06-08.
Is Florence Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Florence Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florence Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Florence Middle School?
Florence Middle School reports a student body of 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Florence Middle School in?
Florence Middle School is part of Rankin County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.