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Schools in Florence

Florence’s public schools

Camden Central School District 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?1/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 65% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.2K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,003 students on the public path
In brief

Florence’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Florence’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Camden Senior High School places highest (better than 84%); Camden Middle School lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Florence, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Camden Senior High School. 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–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
5–8Camden Middle Schoolin CamdenD
9–12Camden Senior High Schoolin CamdenA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Camden Central School District.

The district

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

Camden Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,003 students · 12.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,163NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 48.9% · 715 students tested
Math36%
State average 46.5% · 693 students tested

Florence vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Florence—Camden Central
AnnsvilleB−Camden Central
CamdenB−Camden Central
Osceola—Camden Central
Lewis—Adirondack Central
Redfield—Sandy Creek Central
WilliamstownC−Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central

3 of the 6 neighbors share Camden Central with Florence, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Florence

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

Also serving Florencein other towns
McConnellsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Blossvale
C−
322 students19:1Rate it →
Camden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Camden
C
493 students13:1Rate it →
Camden Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Camden
D
558 students9:1Rate it →
Camden Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Camden
A−
630 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Florence’s schools

Are Florence’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Florence. Camden Central School District 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 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Florence in?

Camden Central School District.

Where do Florence kids go to high school?

Camden Senior High 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.