Summary:
The 76527 zip code area is home to three schools - Florence Elementary, Florence High School, and Florence Middle School - all part of the Florence Independent School District (Isd). While the schools share a district, they exhibit varying levels of academic performance, with Florence Middle School standing out as the strongest performer.
Florence Middle School stands out with its relatively small enrollment of 250 students and a high student-teacher ratio of 10.7, indicating smaller class sizes. The school demonstrates strong performance on STAAR Reading tests, with 6th-grade students scoring above the state average. Additionally, the school's Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rate of 68.18% is significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Florence Elementary struggles with reading and math proficiency, scoring below the state averages on STAAR tests.
Florence High School also shows promise, with a relatively small enrollment of 369 students and a high student-teacher ratio of 12.6, suggesting more personalized attention. The school has a solid graduation rate of 88.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. Additionally, Florence High School performs well on STAAR end-of-course exams, particularly in Biology and U.S. History. However, all three schools have relatively high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.1% at Florence High School to 69.98% at Florence Elementary, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
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