Middle Schools in Florence County School District

Summary:

The Florence County School District in Wisconsin has only one middle school, Florence Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 169th out of 640 Wisconsin middle schools in 2022-2023 to 352nd out of 628 in 2024-2025.

Florence Middle School's academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics below the state averages for 7th and 8th grades in 2024-2025. However, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates in Social Studies were on par with the state average. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 53.85% in 2023-2024, and its chronic absenteeism rate for 2023-2024 was 17.7%, which is higher than the state average.

Despite these challenges, Florence Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which is lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $19,012, which is higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate for 2023-2024 was 1.3%, which is relatively low. Overall, the data suggests that Florence Middle School may need to focus on improving its instructional strategies and support systems to address the academic and socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population.

District Detail

425 Olive Ave
Florence, WI 54121

(715) 528-3215

SchoolDigger Rank:
285^th of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 369

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Florence Middle	Public	7-8	425 Olive Ave	Florence	54121	Florence County	Florence County School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 855-2114	56	7	7.8	46.4%	52 (92.9%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	49.5	352^nd of 628 public middle schools	43.9%		65.1	220^th of 641 public middle schools	65.7%	132	50.0	43.8	50.0	56.3	62.5	50.0	$19,012	$675	$18,337

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Niagara School District	15.68 mi	2	273^rd
Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District	21.4 mi	2
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	23.73 mi	2	187^th
Laona School District	32.61 mi	2	196^th
Wabeno Area School District	38.97 mi	2	362^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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