📍 718 S Patterson, Florence, Williamson County, 76527
Florence Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Florence, Williamson County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lauren Neil. It is part of the Florence Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Florence Middle enrolls 275 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 44% White and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 142 | 52% |
| White | 120 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 275 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Florence Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 20.
Florence Middle is one of 3 schools in FLORENCE ISD, based in FLORENCE, Texas. The district serves 1,142 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Florence Middle is smaller than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant