FLORENCE MIDDLE

FLORENCE MIDDLE is a middle school of compact scale in FLORENCE, Texas, run under FLORENCE ISD, works with 262 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 59% leaner than typical.

FLORENCE ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,142 students; FLORENCE MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, FLORENCE MIDDLE records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 38% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FLORENCE MIDDLE has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting FLORENCE MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at FLORENCE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FLORENCE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 36.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Williamson County) records that median household earnings sit near $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), FLORENCE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

FLORENCE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around FLORENCE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FLORENCE MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 258 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 48% to 59%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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