Florence County School District

The Florence County School District in northern Wisconsin serves about 369 students across three schools — Florence Elementary (PK–6, 197 students), Florence Middle (7–8, 56 students), and Florence High (9–12, 116 students). The district as a whole is rated 3 stars and ranks 191 of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 56th percentile.

Florence High is the district's academic anchor, ranking 132 of 533 high schools (75th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Its 10th graders beat the state in Social Studies (71.43% vs 48.25%) and ACT ELA (60.71% vs 48.47%), while ACT Math (39.29% vs 42.93%) and Science (42.86% vs 43.20%) sit near or slightly below state. The main caution is completion: graduation is 88.4% versus the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate is 1.7% versus 1.1% for both the district and state.

Florence Middle improved to 262 of 643 (59th percentile, 3 stars), up from 44th percentile and 2 stars the year before. It shines in 8th-grade Social Studies (79.17% vs 64.63%) and 7th-grade Math (65.38% vs 55.67%), but 8th-grade Math trails at 41.67% versus 53.67%. Florence Elementary ranks 577 of 1,039 (44th percentile, 2 stars) yet has climbed steadily; its 6th-grade ELA and Math both reach 68.18%, and 4th-grade Science and Social Studies (74.07% each) beat state, though 3rd-grade Math (21.43% vs 54.75%) and 5th-grade Math (35.48% vs 51.81%) lag. District-wide, chronic absenteeism is a clear strength — 8.8% versus the state's 17.3%, with the elementary school at just 5.7%. Social Studies is strong at every level, while math in grades 3–5 and 8 is the biggest opportunity.