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What's something FLORENCE EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE ISD·NCES 481932001790
Florence Elementary School
304 COLLEGE AVE, FLORENCE, TX 76527 · (254) 793-2497 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
327 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within FLORENCE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Florence Elementary School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Elementary School this school | 523 | 62.5% | 37.9% |
| Seminole Elementary School SEMINOLE | 485 | 64.7% | 45.1% |
| Seminole Primary School SEMINOLE | 478 | 62.3% | 48.0% |
| Daniels Elementary School KERRVILLE | 516 | 60.5% | 48.5% |
| Harts Bluff Elementary School MOUNT PLESANT | 473 | 64.9% | 40.0% |
| Rann Elementary School DECATUR | 471 | 62.6% | 34.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,853 of 4,401 | #65 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,851 of 4,466 ▼ 144 | #64 of 87 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,625 of 4,466 ▲ 75 | #64 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #827 of 3,998 | #18 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #2,315 of 4,938 | #63 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,661 of 4,622 | #57 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #2,326 of 4,628 | #78 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #2,989 of 4,789 | #16 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #725 of 1,307 | #22 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
523
+62 (+13%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 63% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 36.4 | 14.7:1 | 70% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 60% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 67% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 32.9 | 14.4:1 | 57% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 74% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 67% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 34% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (473 to 523); teachers up 12% (32.9 to 37).
About Florence Elementary School
Florence Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in FLORENCE, Texas. The school's enrollment of 523 students covers pre-K through 5.
Besides Florence Elementary School, FLORENCE ISD runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,142 students.
By race and ethnicity, Florence Elementary School is 58% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 39% White and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Williamson County's population at about 25%. Florence Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Florence Elementary School was 14.1:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Florence Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 63%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Williamson County is 29%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Florence Elementary School is 9.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.9%. Predicted: 47.0%.
Across Williamson County, median household income is about $111,340, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Florence Elementary School is among the 208 public schools in Williamson County.
The next-closest public school is Florence Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Florence Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.9% against a local average of 43.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 461 to 523 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FLORENCE ISD
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
- Bell County JJAEPElementary
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Other schools in FLORENCE
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
- Bell County JJAEPElementary
Other Florence Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Florence Elementary. Florence Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Florence Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 509 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolSOUTHLAKE, TX · 475 students
- Florence ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 628 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolFlorence, KY · 610 students
- Florence ElementaryFlorence, MS · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Middle School0.9 mi · 262
- Florence High School1.0 mi · 357
- Douglas Benold Middle School6.8 mi · 720
- Jarrell High School10.0 mi · 1,101
- Double Creek Elementary School10.2 mi · 787
- Jarrell Middle School11.2 mi · 899
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Florence Elementary School?
Florence Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Florence Elementary School serve?
Florence Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Florence Elementary School have?
Florence Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Florence Elementary School?
Student demographics at Florence Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 58% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Florence Elementary School?
Florence Elementary School is overseen by FLORENCE ISD in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.