Florence High

Florence High is a public high school located in Florence, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 112 students. The school is part of the Florence County School District, which is ranked 285 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Florence High has shown fluctuating academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 93 to 352 out of 431 Wisconsin high schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 161 out of 431 and received a 3-star rating. Compared to the state average, Florence High has performed better in social studies and English language arts, but lower in mathematics. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.1% to 91.0%, which is comparable to the nearby Niagara High School. However, Florence High has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.3% to 19.5%, which is higher than Niagara High's 17.7%.

Florence High has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, with 40.18% to 45.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which is slightly higher than the 41.4% at Niagara High. Despite this, Florence High has performed well in serving its low-SES student population, ranking 28th out of 335 Wisconsin high schools in 2024-2025 for this subgroup. The school's strengths in social studies and English language arts, as well as its success in serving low-SES students, suggest that it has effective teaching and support strategies in place that could be shared with other schools in the region.