FLORENCE EL

FLORENCE EL, a mid-sized elementary school in FLORENCE, Texas, part of FLORENCE ISD, hosts 523 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within FLORENCE ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,142 students, FLORENCE EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, FLORENCE EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 39% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FLORENCE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Williamson County put median household earnings sit near $111,340, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. FLORENCE EL is one of 208 public schools in Williamson County (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students).

Nearest neighbor: FLORENCE MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around FLORENCE EL. On composite proficiency, FLORENCE EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. FLORENCE EL's enrollment has grew 11% since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 523). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 51% to 58% over that span.

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