Florence High School

1201 Bradshaw Dr, Florence AL, 35630 | Florence City School District | 256-768-2200
  • grades 10-12
  • students 1037
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 7% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 17 in Florence
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
54%Florence
44%Alabama

Florence High School is a school servicing grades 10 to 12 and is located in the district of "Florence City School District" in Florence, AL. There are a total of 1,037 students and 65 teachers at Florence High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Florence High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 46.5%, which is 7% higher than the Alabama average.

Florence High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1037
Teachers65
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment596
Taking some courses545
Taking some courses (not tests)57
Passing some courses266
Passing no courses277

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Florence High School, there are a total of 596 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 545 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All44%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School44%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All49%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School49%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Florence High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 60.5% 55.2% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 31.8% 34.0% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 1.0% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5% 6.4% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 3.1% 1.7% 3.1%

Florence demographics profile

StatisticFlorenceAlabamaNational
Population40,6524,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,5339791
Median age34.538.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%57%55%
Speak English95%95%79%
Speak Spanish4%3%13%

Education level achieved in Florence

IndexFlorenceAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade81.9%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school79.5%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college56.1%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.5%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.1%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters11.1%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.8%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Florence High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.