Florence Elementary - 02

Florence Elementary - 02 is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Florence, South Dakota, one of the schools within Florence School District 14-1, educateing 179 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Florence School District 14-1 (352 students total), Florence Elementary - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Florence Elementary - 02 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Florence Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Florence Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 39.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Codington County put median household earnings sit near $72,727, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Codington County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,561 students), Florence Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Florence High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Florence Elementary - 02 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Florence Elementary - 02's enrollment has ticked up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 148 (now 179).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.