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Florence Middle School

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Florence Middle School ranks 148 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Florence Middle School is a public middle school serving 649 students in grades 7-8 in Florence, Alabama, which is part of the Florence City School District. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, with a slight dip to 3 stars in the 2024-2025 school year, and it outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

One key differentiator for Florence Middle School is its strong academic performance, with 52.96% of 7th graders and 52.42% of 8th graders proficient or better in English, compared to the state averages of 56.51% and 54.48%, respectively. The school's science proficiency for 8th graders (49.09%) is also significantly higher than the state average (41.51%). Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% in the 2023-2024 school year was lower than the state's average of 19.1%.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Russellville Middle School and Hibbett School, Florence Middle School stands out with its higher academic proficiency, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher per-student spending of $12,862 in 2018-2019, which may contribute to its strong performance. While the school performs well for many student subgroups, there are potential areas for improvement in addressing the needs of Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

663

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,862

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

648 North Cherry
Florence, AL 35630-4694

(256) 768-3100

District: Florence City

Students who attend Florence Middle School usually attend:

High:

Florence High School

Feeder schools for Florence Middle School:

Elementary:	Forest Hills School
	Harlan Elementary School
	Weeden Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

African American:

31.7%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2022 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2022) to 66th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Alabama avg40%

148^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 135Florence City among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	148 of 439	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	95 of 442	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	80 of 437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	77 of 432	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	113 of 440	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	105 of 437	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	113 of 423	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.3	162 of 430	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	100 of 438	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.7	216 of 436	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	181 of 436	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	130 of 435	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	93 of 435	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	93 of 425	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	70.2	94 of 417	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	135 of 412	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	154 of 409	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	87 of 415	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	46.0	220 of 407	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	124 of 259	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	58 of 269	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	88 of 263	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	92 of 271	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	109 of 266	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	67 of 252	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	72 of 247	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	40 of 117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	45 of 94	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	14 of 81	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	158 of 415	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	95 of 426	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	111 of 417	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	89 of 423	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	96 of 415	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	69 of 399	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	74 of 392	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	67 of 173	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	50 of 164	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	48 of 166	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	28 of 157	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	31 of 154	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	44 of 124	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	33 of 113	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	235 of 428	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	148 of 437	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	132 of 410	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	101 of 421	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	243 of 415	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	222 of 396	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	196 of 396	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	135 of 422	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	98 of 428	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	60 of 419	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	81 of 427	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	141 of 418	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	108 of 399	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	124 of 397	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	52 of 92	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	30 of 78	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	203 of 271	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	107 of 281	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	110 of 256	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	40 of 274	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	60 of 254	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	102 of 223	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	60 of 377	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	52 of 373	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	38 of 370	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	47 of 376	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	66 of 369	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	51 of 343	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	39 of 331	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)84th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English53%-3 vs state

Science49%+8 vs state

Mathematics28%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Florence Middle School	Public	7-8	648 North Cherry	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 768-3100	663	38	17.2	55.7%	265 (40.0%)	210 (31.7%)	102 (15.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	60.6	148^th of 439 public middle schools	66.3%		71.2	95^th of 442 public middle schools	78.5%	53		28.6	27.2	49.1		53.0	52.4	$12,862	$962	$11,877
Sheffield Junior High School	Public	7-8	1803 30th St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5735	127	10	13.0	69.3%	57 (44.9%)	42 (33.1%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)	36.5	290^th of 439 public middle schools	33.9%		31.2	317^th of 442 public middle schools	28.3%	27		13.1	23.7	34.5		37.7	44.1	$10,737	$1,235	$9,499
Muscle Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Dr	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2640	642	39	16.4	33.2%	436 (67.9%)	98 (15.3%)	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	91.4	30^th of 439 public middle schools	93.2%		91.5	33^rd of 442 public middle schools	92.5%	3	67.5	38.0	68.8	69.4	78.5	69.7	79.0	$9,009	$1,586	$7,388
Deshler Middle School	Public	6-8	598 N High St	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2920	336	21	15.7	51.2%	216 (64.3%)	82 (24.4%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	52	193^rd of 439 public middle schools	56.0%		56.7	165^th of 442 public middle schools	62.7%	28	25.7	18.6	18.3	46.8	47.7	65.6	56.8	$8,663	$1,159	$7,480
Russellville Middle School	Public	6-8	765 Summit St	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2120	600	31	19.2	60.2%	186 (31.0%)	18 (3.0%)	382 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	65.8	117^th of 439 public middle schools	73.3%		70.2	101^st of 442 public middle schools	77.1%	16	40.4	22.1	44.0	47.4	60.9	56.0	58.9	$8,997	$1,547	$7,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Middle School

What district is Florence Middle School in?

Florence City

What is the racial makeup of Florence Middle School?

Students at Florence Middle School are 40% White, 32% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Florence Middle School attend?

Students who attend Florence Middle School usually go on to attend Florence High School

Is Florence Middle School a good school?

Florence Middle School ranks 148^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Florence Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Florence Middle School.

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