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Florence Middle School
648 North Cherry St
Florence AL, 35630, Lauderdale County
Phone: 256-768-3100
Ranking: 
(266 out of 1,064, top 25%)*
(266 out of 1,064, top 25%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Florence City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 703 | 714 | 716 | 640 | 576 | 587 | 617 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 350 | 49.8% | 364 | 51.0% | 364 | 50.8% | 334 | 52.2% | 308 | 53.5% | 279 | 47.5% | 308 | 49.9% |
| Grade 8: | 353 | 50.2% | 350 | 49.0% | 352 | 49.2% | 306 | 47.8% | 268 | 46.5% | 308 | 52.5% | 309 | 50.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 47.5% | 346 | 48.5% | 344 | 48.0% | 336 | 52.5% | 296 | 51.4% | 299 | 50.9% | 322 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 369 | 52.5% | 368 | 51.5% | 372 | 52.0% | 304 | 47.5% | 272 | 47.2% | 280 | 47.7% | 291 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 6.0% | 44 | 6.2% | 34 | 4.7% | 25 | 3.9% | 32 | 5.6% | 28 | 4.8% | 26 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 257 | 36.6% | 247 | 34.6% | 241 | 33.7% | 226 | 35.3% | 198 | 34.4% | 199 | 33.9% | 241 | 39.1% |
| White: | 381 | 54.2% | 409 | 57.3% | 429 | 59.9% | 378 | 59.1% | 343 | 59.5% | 353 | 60.1% | 340 | 55.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 379 | 53.9% | 371 | 52.0% | 362 | 50.6% | 300 | 46.9% | 279 | 48.4% | 257 | 43.8% | 298 | 48.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 6.7% | 40 | 5.6% | 40 | 5.6% | 35 | 5.5% | 40 | 6.9% | 38 | 6.5% | 46 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.27 | 15.75 | 17.01 | 14.71 | 14.90 | 14.70 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37.1% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41.6% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.55% | 46.55% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.51% | 59.51% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.53% | 76.53% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 62.07% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.9% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.41% | 62.41% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.35% | 62.35% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.73% | 58.73% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.77% | 68.77% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.46% | 70.46% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.48% | 71.48% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.59% | 72.59% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.68% | 68.68% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 76.92% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.08% | 87.08% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.54% | 87.54% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.02% | 85.02% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.89% | 86.89% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.15% | 87.15% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.23% | 81.23% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.55% | 87.55% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.22% | 91.22% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 84.62% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 81.13% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.72% | 75.72% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 76.92% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.22% | 82.22% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.15% | 84.15% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.18% | 84.18% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.97% | 69.97% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 79.31% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.36% | 76.36% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.13% | 74.13% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.71% | 77.71% | 75.67% |
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* Florence Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.