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Schools in Florence · Florence School District

Florence’s public schools score below 65% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Florence, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 34% of students in Florence’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Wisconsin average (39%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 1 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 5 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.7K
▲ 32% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
369 students on the public path
In brief

Florence’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 773 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Florence’s, its schools beat 46%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,651 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Florence Middle, then Florence High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Florence’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 35% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (773)Better than 46%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 200 test results could put Florence anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Florence’s students in the tested grades sat them (201 in math, 200 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Florence ElementaryFlorence School DistrictB−
7–8Florence MiddleFlorence School DistrictC
9–12Florence HighFlorence School DistrictC+

Florence’s public schools are run by Florence School District, which also serves Aurora, Commonwealth, Fence and Fern and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Florence School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 369 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$21,651WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 38.1% · 200 students tested
Math34%
State average 38.7% · 201 students tested

Florence vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FlorenceC+Florence
AuroraC+Florence
Commonwealth—Florence
Fern—Florence
Tipler—Florence
Long Lake—Florence
Fence—Florence

All 6 neighbors share Florence with Florence, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Breitung, MI, Mastodon, MI and Stambaugh, MI border Florence but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Florence

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

District schools in Florenceby address
Florence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
197 students10:1Rate it →
Florence Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
C
56 students8:1Rate it →
Florence High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
116 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Florence’s schools

Are Florence’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Florence children attend score below 65% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Florence in?

Florence School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 369 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Florence kids go to high school?

Florence High, with 116 students; its own test results earn a C+.

How much does Florence spend per student?

$21,651 in Florence School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.