Schools in Florence · Florence City School District
Florence’s public schools beat 80% of Alabama districts
The public schools Florence’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 1 pts vs AL 45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 6 pts vs AL 22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 7 pts vs AL 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 11% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
AL 17.1 · smaller classes
Schools
13
4,574 students
The School Grade
How Florence compares
B+ Test scoresA+ Graduation
Alabama school districts we grade (143)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (258)Better than 91%
High confidence. Built on 2,239 tested students and a graduating class of 324; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alabama’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alabama only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Florence.
5 schools teach K in Florence’s district. Which one depends on your address: Forest Hills School, Hibbett Elementary School, Weeden Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Florence’s district. Which one depends on your address: Forest Hills School, Hibbett Elementary School, Weeden Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Florence’s district. Which one depends on your address: Forest Hills School, Hibbett Elementary School, Weeden Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Florence’s district. Which one depends on your address: Forest Hills School, Hibbett Elementary School, Weeden Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Florence’s district. Which one depends on your address: Forest Hills School, Hibbett Elementary School, Weeden Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Florence’s district. Which one depends on your address: Forest Hills School, Hibbett Elementary School, Weeden Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Florence Middle SchoolFlorence City School District
10–12Florence High SchoolFlorence City School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading44%
State average 45.4%
Math28%
State average 22%
Every school in Florence
13 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Forest Hills School
A906 students14:1Rate it →
Hibbett Elementary School
B+489 students13:1Rate it →
Weeden Elementary School
B−477 students15:1Rate it →
Harlan Elementary School
C426 students12:1Rate it →
Kilby Laboratory School
A+187 studentsRate it →
Middle
High
Florence Freshman Center
325 students16:1Rate it →
Florence High School
B1,101 students18:1Rate it →
Private & other
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Florence
2 colleges in Florence, and 1 more within 30 miles.
University of North Alabama6,668 students on campus
- Admission
- 87%
- Net price
- $12,170
- Graduate
- 55%
- Admission
- 90%
- Net price
- $15,426
- Graduate
- 67%
Straight-line distance from the center of Florence. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.