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Florence Elementary

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Florence Elementary ranks 446 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Florence Elementary in High Point, NC, serves 628 students across grades PK-5 and stands out as one of the most consistently strong elementary schools in its part of Guilford County Schools, earning a 4-star state rating every year since 2015–16 with recent statewide percentiles of 83rd (2024–25) and 70th (2025–26). Its home district ranks only at the 39th percentile statewide, making Florence Elementary a reliable bright spot in an area where most nearby schools struggle. Within roughly four and a half miles, only Southwest Elementary (92nd percentile) ranks higher, while schools such as Kirkman Park Elementary (33rd), Oak View Elementary (22nd), Montlieu Academy of Technology (23rd), and Union Hill Elementary (10th) trail far behind, despite serving similarly high-poverty student populations.

Florence's academic results are consistently strong across every grade and subject. On 2025–26 End-of-Grade tests, math and reading proficiency in grades 3 through 5 ran roughly 5–10 points above the state average, and in 2024–25 its 3rd-grade math proficiency reached 86.6% compared to 64.1% statewide. The school is especially effective with high-need student groups: in 2024–25, Hispanic students ranked at the 92nd percentile statewide, English learners at the 85th, African American students at the 89th, and low-income students at the 87th. Special education students have shown strong improvement as well, climbing from the 36th percentile in 2023–24 to the 76th percentile in 2025–26.

Attendance is another clear strength. Florence's chronic absenteeism rate fell from 25.4% in 2023–24 to 17.4% in 2024–25, well below the district average of 29.2% and the state average of 24.2%, and far better than schools like Parkview Village Elementary, where rates exceed 40%. The school also spends less per student than several lower-performing nearby schools, suggesting efficient use of resources. Areas to watch include gifted education, where the school's ranking dropped from the 69th to the 41st percentile over two years, as well as some smaller subgroup populations. Overall, Florence Elementary is a strong, dependable school in a high-poverty community, with the main remaining benchmark being the exceptionally high-performing Southwest Elementary just a couple of miles away.

628

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7605 Florence School Road
High Point, NC 27265-9188

(336) 819-2120

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Florence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Guilford Middle
High:	Southwest Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.8%

White:

31.8%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

446^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	446 of 1492	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	257 of 1490	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	366 of 1505	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	413 of 1502	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	358 of 1514	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	347 of 1489	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	304 of 1473	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	385 of 1434	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	319 of 1429	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	251 of 1425	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	77.9	274 of 1440	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	303 of 1390	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	353 of 1403	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	317 of 1388	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	280 of 1381	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.2	432 of 1363	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.3	222 of 1354	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	89.7	66 of 1324	95.0%	★★★★★
2007	87.4	60 of 1293	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	80.7	170 of 1276	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	177 of 903	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	105 of 918	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	200 of 924	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	169 of 933	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	105 of 927	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	99 of 896	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	61 of 949	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	69.1	211 of 927	77.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	84 of 131	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.8	97 of 107	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	74 of 95	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	64.2	139 of 646	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	479 of 878	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	414 of 897	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	82 of 563	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	37 of 533	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	422 of 1447	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	344 of 1451	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	276 of 1455	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	334 of 1459	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	299 of 1458	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	319 of 1440	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	248 of 1424	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	301 of 1405	78.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	442 of 743	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.4	342 of 710	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	208 of 669	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	377 of 582	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.1	101 of 500	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	194 of 494	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	443 of 612	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	168 of 981	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	74 of 961	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	22 of 951	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	44 of 915	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	54.3	343 of 893	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	167 of 843	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	182 of 865	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	213 of 851	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	396 of 1434	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	189 of 1437	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	445 of 1450	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	423 of 1437	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	148 of 1366	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	202 of 1329	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	129 of 1361	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	55.7	573 of 1332	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	454 of 1451	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.9	206 of 1450	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	445 of 1464	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	477 of 1461	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	425 of 1464	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	376 of 1444	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	372 of 1430	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	483 of 1413	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	46.6	82 of 154	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	94 of 133	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.2	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	194 of 815	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	48.9	343 of 821	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	509 of 801	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	262 of 1146	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	218 of 1172	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	324 of 1166	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	250 of 1183	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	103 of 1194	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	188 of 1172	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	369 of 1183	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	282 of 1178	76.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2021)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+8 vs state

Science69%~ state avg

Reading63%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, November 26, 2018

Love the school and the staff is phenomenal. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

My Great Grandaughter started at Florence Elementary this year.She loves the school and she loves her Teachers. She has had a great year and look forward to attending next year.I eat lunch with her about once a month and everyone is very nice.I would like to thank Mrs Cobb and Mrs G for being Careing and Love that show each and every child.Wanda Cates Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, June 23, 2011

I enrolled two children in Kindergarten,one child in second grade, and one child in fifth grade. I moved and had to enroll them at the beginning of the last quarter. All the children were successful even two that had trouble at there previous school excelled. This was the first year that my fifth grader passed the EOG without retesting. All the staff were professional, loving, caring, and strict enough to control their classrooms. I LOVE this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7605 Florence School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2120	628	43	14.5	99.5%	200 (31.8%)	250 (39.8%)	76 (12.1%)	58 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	68.7	446^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.1%		79.3	257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	189	74.7	69.0	69.8	63.2	64.0	62.3	68.9	$9,190	$725	$8,465
Southwest Elementary	Public	K-5	4372 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2992	808	48	16.7	99.6%	280 (34.7%)	187 (23.1%)	89 (11.0%)	200 (24.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	89.9	115^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.9	62^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.8%	53	83.6	77.2	86.1	73.1	75.0	82.8	91.0	$8,583	$453	$8,130
Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Potter Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2110	453	29	15.7	99.3%	104 (23.0%)	204 (45.0%)	69 (15.2%)	46 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	47	783^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	47.5%		50.7	736^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.6%	47	59.7	56.3	75.8	40.3	46.5	54.5	73.8	$10,322	$1,090	$9,232
Millis Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4310 Millis Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2125	444	29	15.4	99.3%	152 (34.2%)	131 (29.5%)	76 (17.1%)	49 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	61.9	548^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.3%		57.9	597^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.9%	49	67.2	71.1	63.1	52.2	57.9	60.0	80.0	$9,040	$669	$8,371
Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Chimney Springs Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5820	556	37	15.1	99.5%	112 (20.1%)	285 (51.3%)	78 (14.0%)	44 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	38.4	932^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	37.5%		35.1	1000^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.9%	68	64.4	42.2	52.4	57.8	47.1	52.4	61.9	$9,554	$1,118	$8,436
Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	499	30	16.5	99.4%	22 (4.4%)	308 (61.7%)	117 (23.4%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	27.5	1150^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.9%		33.8	1020^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.5%	130	53.0	62.3	38.5	50.6	44.3	41.0	51.3	$10,125	$1,809	$8,316
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Oakview Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2935	491	31	15.9	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	249 (50.7%)	104 (21.2%)	40 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	26	1170^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.6%		10.9	1405^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.7%	235	47.3	42.4	56.9	44.6	44.7	31.9	65.3	$10,559	$1,399	$9,161
Parkview Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	325 Gordon Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2945	297	23	12.7	99.0%	8 (2.7%)	220 (74.1%)	51 (17.2%)	10 (3.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	18.7	1301^st of 1492 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.7	1426^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.3%	125	54.8	38.6	35.0	42.9	47.7	35.0	48.7	$13,734	$2,727	$11,007
Shadybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Shadybrook Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2950	319	24	13.2	99.1%	76 (23.8%)	105 (32.9%)	66 (20.7%)	42 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	50.8	717^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.9%		64.2	494^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.8%	223	58.1	70.0	64.7	44.2	58.0	51.0	68.6	$10,248	$796	$9,452
Kirkman Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 North Centennial Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2905	236	23	10.3	98.7%	19 (8.1%)	133 (56.4%)	64 (27.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	35.1	1002^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	32.8%		34.6	1010^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.2%	8	53.8	43.6	60.4	41.0	43.6	57.1	61.2	$12,339	$1,917	$10,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Florence Elementary?

Students at Florence Elementary are 40% African American, 32% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Florence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Florence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Guilford Middle
High : Southwest Guilford High

How many students attend Florence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Florence Elementary.

Is Florence Elementary a good school?

Florence Elementary ranks 446^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Florence Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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