Florence Elementary

Set in High Point, North Carolina, Florence Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, overseen by Guilford County Schools. It serves 628 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Florence Elementary sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; Florence Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Florence Elementary reports that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Florence Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Florence Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.5%; Florence Elementary posts 70.3%, +21.8 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Florence Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Southwest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Florence Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Florence Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 716 students in 2018 compared to 628 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 30% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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