Enrollment
357
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE ISD·NCES 481932001791
Florence High School
401 FM 970, FLORENCE, TX 76527 · (254) 793-2495 · Williamson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
168 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%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
Feeds from
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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 45.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 52.0% | 27.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 High School
Florence High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence High School this school | 357 | 47.1% | 44.3% |
| Comanche High School COMANCHE | 375 | 46.7% | 66.3% |
| Palmer High School PALMER | 403 | 46.7% | 68.6% |
| Abernathy High School ABERNATHY | 237 | 46.4% | 64.9% |
| Canadian High School CANADIAN | 283 | 41.7% | 67.3% |
| Brazos High School WALLIS | 317 | 48.3% | 57.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #1,009 of 1,385 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #148 of 1,425 ▲ 535 | #3 of 21 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #967 of 1,425 ▼ 89 | #18 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +46.0pp | #6 of 1,184 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #1,073 of 2,107 | #18 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #212 of 1,344 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #538 of 1,346 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #1,068 of 1,522 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #320 of 672 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
357
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+127% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 357 | 31.8 | 11.2:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 29.1 | 12.7:1 | 56% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 30.2 | 12.5:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 26.7 | 11.9:1 | 47% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 57% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 15% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 13 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (317 to 357); teachers up 19% (26.7 to 31.8).
About Florence High School
Florence High School is a high school in FLORENCE, Texas, according to federal school records. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 357 students. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
FLORENCE ISD, which runs Florence High School, has 3 schools and 1,142 students.
About 49% of students at Florence High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 46% White and 3% multiracial. Williamson County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 31.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.2:1. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 29% average for public schools in Williamson County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Florence High School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Texas public high schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.6%. Florence High School scores 44.3%.
The school's county is Williamson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $111,340 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Florence High School shares Williamson County with 207 other public schools.
Florence Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Florence High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Florence High School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Florence High School had 350 students in 2020-21 and 357 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
- Bell County JJAEPElementary
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Other schools in FLORENCE
- Florence Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 262 students
- Bell County JJAEPElementary
Other Florence High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Florence High. Florence High School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Florence High SchoolFlorence, AL · 1,101 students
- Florence High SchoolFLORENCE, AZ · 857 students
- Florence High SchoolFlorence, MS · 718 students
- Florence HighFlorence, WI · 116 students
- Florence High School - 01Florence, SD · 102 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Middle School0.2 mi · 262
- Florence Elementary School1.0 mi · 523
- Douglas Benold Middle School5.8 mi · 720
- Jarrell High School9.9 mi · 1,101
- Double Creek Elementary School10.3 mi · 787
- Village Elementary School10.3 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Florence High SchoolHow large is Florence High School?
Florence High School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Florence High School serve?
Florence High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florence High School is approximately 11.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Florence High School?
At Florence High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Florence High School?
Florence High 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.