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Florence Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Florence Elementary School serves prekindergarten through eighth grade and enrolls 805 students in Florence, Arizona, within the Florence Unified School District. In 2025–2026, students’ all-grades proficiency was 24% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 13% in math, compared with 41% and 33% statewide. The most important finding is that current achievement is low, particularly in math.

Compared with its three nearby same-district schools serving the same grade span, Florence is around the middle in all-grades results: its ELA score of 24% is 1 point above their 23% average, while its 13% in math is 1 point below their 14% average. Grade results vary: third-grade ELA was a relative strength at 34%, 8 points above the district, while fourth-grade ELA was 25%, 9 points below the district and 22 below the state; fourth-grade math was also weak at 14%, 10 points below the district and 26 below the state. Florence has the largest enrollment among listed nearby schools, ahead of Walker Butte Middle School at 718.

SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Florence dropped from 41 in 2022–2023 to 6 in 2025–2026, when it ranked 850 of 900 and received 0 stars. Science trends also differ by grade: fifth-grade proficiency fell from 35% to 20% over three years, while eighth-grade science rose from 11% to 18% but remained below the state. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 18.7, above the 16.1 average for nearby same-district peers; that describes school context but does not explain test results. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 statewide effectiveness percentile for serving students with low socioeconomic status was 27, compared with 12 overall. For African American students, the reported 2020–2021 percentile was 5 versus 39 overall; this is an older single result, not evidence of a trend.

805

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,359

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

88.2%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.8% (any vaccine)

460 S. Park Street
Florence, AZ 85132

(520) 868-3540

District: Florence Unified School District

Students who attend Florence Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Florence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

White:

39.8%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (18% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Arizona avg37%

850^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Florence Unified School District

241^st of 267Florence 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	850 of 900	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	801 of 909	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	676 of 912	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	739 of 1245	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	675 of 1000	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	751 of 1226	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	863 of 1039	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	807 of 1109	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	770 of 1106	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	751 of 1079	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	665 of 955	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.9	931 of 1079	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1040 of 1158	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	876 of 1141	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	915 of 1075	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1019 of 1090	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	863 of 1062	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.2	852 of 895	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.9	358 of 620	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	532 of 602	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	720 of 1219	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	649 of 824	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	762 of 1219	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	691 of 862	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	785 of 1023	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.8	866 of 1170	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	479 of 716	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	706 of 1198	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	468 of 709	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	627 of 911	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	403 of 549	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	433 of 556	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	738 of 1116	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	712 of 820	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	569 of 626	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	508 of 628	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	766 of 1216	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	648 of 830	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	754 of 1220	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	750 of 1032	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	486 of 617	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	259 of 444	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	995 of 1027	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	992 of 1201	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	224 of 417	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	457 of 465	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	463 of 486	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	723 of 1024	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	846 of 1161	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	587 of 595	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	671 of 720	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	436 of 552	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	399 of 550	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	548 of 854	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	442 of 605	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	594 of 832	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	527 of 605	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	568 of 711	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	529 of 695	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	489 of 677	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	392 of 521	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	512 of 690	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	587 of 787	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.3	482 of 772	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.0	512 of 685	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.3	481 of 692	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.7	417 of 663	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.6	320 of 573	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	335 of 395	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	285 of 386	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	507 of 806	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	401 of 494	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	558 of 820	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	334 of 466	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	397 of 624	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.2	517 of 760	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	520 of 802	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	432 of 543	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	261 of 344	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	209 of 320	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	525 of 717	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	257 of 369	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	415 of 503	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	565 of 810	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	620 of 818	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	580 of 617	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	284 of 384	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	173 of 211	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	450 of 650	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	285 of 390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	89 of 108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.7	567 of 789	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	269 of 277	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	541 of 675	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	431 of 446	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	653 of 780	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	327 of 337	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	408 of 436	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)47th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2021)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)26th percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2021)25th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2021)17th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2024)12th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)5th percentile-34 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2021)44th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2021)28th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)27th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)26th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)18th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Florence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	460 S. Park Street	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-3540	805	43	18.7	50.1%	320 (39.8%)	31 (3.9%)	396 (49.2%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (5.0%)	11.4	850^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.6%		14.2	801^st of 909 public elementary schools	11.9%	49	34.0	25.0	18.0	19.0			24.0	16.0	14.0					13.0	88.2%	11.8%	$7,359	$371	$307	$677	$5,960	$722	$6,682
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	460 S 7th St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2703	604	39	15.4	63.1%	137 (22.7%)	61 (10.1%)	336 (55.6%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.6%)	6.7	887^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.4%		10.1	874^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.9%	13	13.0	26.0	13.0				17.0		14.0					10.0	88.4%	7%	$9,163	$739	$19	$758	$7,425	$979	$8,405
Imagine Coolidge Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1290 W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85053	Pinal County	Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-5391	645	29	22.2	54.4%	112 (17.4%)	70 (10.9%)	378 (58.6%)	7 (1.1%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.2%)	55.3	348^th of 900 public elementary schools	61.3%		50.1	385^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.6%	37	46.0	50.0	43.0				47.0	43.0	50.0	52.0				48.0	76.9%	6%
Magma Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10980 E. Desert Mountain Boule	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-7300	507	32	15.8	44.0%	175 (34.5%)	22 (4.3%)	259 (51.1%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	19.5	713^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.8%		10.9	860^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.4%	147		38.0	22.0	26.0			26.0			29.0				15.0	84.2%	12.3%	$8,940	$529	$340	$869	$6,838	$1,234	$8,071
Heartland Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-6	1667 W Caroline St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2100	545	37	14.7	62.9%	102 (18.7%)	53 (9.7%)	288 (52.8%)	5 (0.9%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	7.9	879^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.5	836^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.0%	43	23.0	27.0	13.0				22.0	16.0	10.0					11.0	87.5%	11.2%	$8,802	$1,162	$09	$1,172	$6,897	$734	$7,630
Copper Basin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	28682 N Main St	San Tan Valley	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7500	557	35	16.1	46.5%	200 (35.9%)	40 (7.2%)	264 (47.4%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.9%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.2%)	15.6	777^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.9	811^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.8%	34	26.0	26.0		30.0			23.0		20.0		22.0			17.0	86.5%	17.6%	$9,911	$781	$628	$1,408	$7,571	$932	$8,503
Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh (K-2)	Public, Charter	K-2	3652 E Blackwater School Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Akimel O Otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 215-5859	46	14	3.4	—	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	5 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh (3-5)	Public, Charter	3-5	3652 E Blackwater School Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 215-5859	10	14	.7	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Blackwater Community School	Public	K-5	3652 Blackwater School Road	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Blackwater Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(520) 215-5859	274	17	16.1	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Walker Butte Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	29697 N Desert Willow Blvd	San Tan Valley	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5360	718	44	16.3	44.4%	302 (42.1%)	50 (7.0%)	283 (39.4%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.8%)	13 (1.8%)	44 (6.1%)								(n/a)					22.0	18.0	20.0					9.0	11.0	10.0			$8,723	$807	$356	$1,163	$6,923	$638	$7,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Elementary School

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Florence Unified School District

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Florence Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Florence Elementary School?

Students at Florence Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Florence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Florence Elementary School.

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