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Florence High School

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Florence High School ranks 194 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 28% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Florence High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Florence, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 842 students. The school is part of the Florence Unified School District, which is ranked 248 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Florence High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, ranging from 194th to 313th out of 420-509 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's academic proficiency rates are consistently lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, including Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.5% and 90.4% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 3.0% to 6.1% in recent years.

Interestingly, the two other high schools in the Florence Unified School District, San Tan Foothills High School and Poston Butte High School, perform similarly to Florence High School in terms of statewide rankings, academic proficiency, and graduation/dropout rates. However, the nearby Coolidge High School, which is in a different district, performs even worse than Florence High School across most metrics.

857

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,554

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 S Main St
Florence, AZ 85132-8133

(520) 866-3560

District: Florence Unified School District

Feeder schools for Florence High School:

Elementary:	Florence K-8
	Magma Ranch K8 School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

White:

41.8%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg20%

Arizona avg30%

194^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Florence Unified School District

248^th of 289Florence Unified School District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	194 of 271	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	224 of 270	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	313 of 469	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	253 of 464	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	308 of 509	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	199 of 285	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	194 of 420	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	202 of 416	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.5	197 of 406	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.8	175 of 261	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	75.9	102 of 394	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	97 of 491	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	107 of 471	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	119 of 397	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	109 of 403	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.2	112 of 395	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.8	101 of 201	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	180 of 301	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.1	28 of 122	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	191 of 238	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	153 of 231	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	171 of 200	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	215 of 406	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	195 of 456	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	311 of 492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	176 of 247	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	197 of 354	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	109 of 176	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	316 of 379	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	182 of 441	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	330 of 479	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	96 of 183	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	197 of 311	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	119 of 180	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	123 of 172	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	114 of 253	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	138 of 223	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	194 of 219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	348 of 429	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	257 of 455	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	306 of 492	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	159 of 238	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	180 of 370	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	51.2	51 of 125	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	233 of 282	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	266 of 374	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	75.5	36 of 255	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	78 of 256	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	95 of 172	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	130 of 380	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	105 of 155	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	165 of 178	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	175 of 184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	311 of 371	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	301 of 409	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	307 of 448	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	192 of 217	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	175 of 291	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+51 vs school

Native American (2022)86th percentile+40 vs school

Military Connected (2022)59th percentile+14 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)56th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)50th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Asian (2022)20th percentile-26 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Science18%~ state avg

Mathematics16%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)		AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
CAVIT - Florence Unified	Public	9-12	350 S. Main St	Florence	85232	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00
Florence High School	Public	7-12	1001 S Main St	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 866-3560	857	41	20.9		358 (41.8%)	58 (6.8%)	366 (42.7%)	10 (1.2%)	17 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.1%)	25.4	194^th of 271 public high schools	28.4%		17.7	224^th of 270 public high schools	17.0%	30			32.0		16.0	18.0	$7,554	$197	$251	$645	$6,044	$1,062	$7,106
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Anthem South	Public	9-12	4380 N Hunt Hwy	Florence	85132	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 896-9670	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coolidge Alternative Program	Public	6-12	450 N Arizona Blvd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2115	120	4	30.0		26 (21.7%)	18 (15.0%)	51 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.7%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	800 W Northern Ave	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2305	752	38	19.7		138 (18.4%)	86 (11.4%)	419 (55.7%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	14	251^st of 271 public high schools	7.4%		10.2	263^rd of 270 public high schools	2.6%	12			21.0		12.0	8.0		$00			$00
CAVIT - Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	450 W. Arizona Blvd.	Coolidge	85228	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	4				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Imagine Prep Coolidge	Public, Charter	6-12	1290b W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2790	472	19	24.8		56 (11.9%)	44 (9.3%)	256 (54.2%)	2 (0.4%)	88 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)								(n/a)	23.0	34.0		14.0				$00			$00
CAVIT - Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	1789 W Coolidge Ave	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	80	16	5.0		21 (26.3%)	1 (1.3%)	56 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
San Tan Foothills High School	Public	7-12	1255 W Silverdale Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6240	793	45	17.7		323 (40.7%)	68 (8.6%)	333 (42.0%)	8 (1.0%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (4.9%)	15.5	235^th of 271 public high schools	13.3%		15.3	240^th of 270 public high schools	11.1%	5			24.0		12.0	9.0	$6,841	$247	$238	$731	$5,106	$1,250	$6,357
CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School	Public	9-12	1255 W Silverdale Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence High School

What district is Florence High School in?

Florence Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Florence High School?

Students at Florence High School are 43% Hispanic, 42% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Florence High School a good school?

Florence High School ranks 194^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Florence High School?

Florence High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Florence K-8
Elementary : Magma Ranch K8 School

How many students attend Florence High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Florence High School.

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