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Schools in Florence

Florence’s public schools

RTR Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Florence. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
646 students on the public path
In brief

Florence’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Florence’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. RTR Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); RTR Secondary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Florence, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5RTR Elementary Schoolin TylerA−
6–12RTR Secondary Schoolin TylerC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the RTR Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

RTR Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 646 students, up 59% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,468MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 335 students tested
Math49%
State average 44.8% · 327 students tested

Florence vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Florence’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Florence—RTR

Every school in Florence

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Florencein other towns
RTR Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tyler
A−
266 students10:1Rate it →
RTR Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Tyler
C+
380 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Florence’s schools

Are Florence’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Florence. RTR Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Florence. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Florence in?

RTR Public Schools.

Where do Florence kids go to high school?

RTR Secondary School.

Parents talk

What Florence families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.