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Florence Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Florence Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Florence, Colorado, with a student population of 585. The school is part of the Fremont Re-2 District, which is ranked 96 out of 116 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Analysis of the school reveals several areas of concern. Florence Junior/Senior High School consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in CMAS Math (17.5%) and SAT Math (13%) significantly lower than the state averages (34.2% and 31%, respectively). The school's rankings for specific student groups, such as female, male, and white students, are consistently in the bottom quartile of Colorado high schools, indicating significant achievement gaps. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.16% to 42.74% over the past three school years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Pueblo West High School and Canon City High School, Florence Junior/Senior High School consistently underperforms on standardized tests and has a lower statewide ranking. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges or resource constraints that are not present in the surrounding schools. To improve the school's performance and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students, the Fremont Re-2 District and school leadership may need to implement targeted interventions, allocate additional resources, and explore best practices from higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 2006 State Highway 67
       Florence, CO  81226

(719) 784-6414

District: Fremont Re-2

SchoolDigger Rank:
271st of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,449 Help


Feeder schools for Florence Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Fremont Elementary School
    Penrose Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  585

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.3%
Hispanic:
19.7%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Florence Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 63.7% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.98. (See more...)
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Compare Details Florence Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 77.7% of high schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.85. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Florence Junior/Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Florence Junior/Senior High School is $12,449.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Florence Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence Junior/Senior High School 309th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Florence Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Florence Junior/Senior High School 271st of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Florence Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Fremont Re-2:

SchoolDigger ranks Fremont Re-2 96th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Florence Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.68 273rd 369 26.0%
2022 24.28 318th 448 29.0%
2023 27.61 326th 480 32.1%
2024 29.98 309th 485 36.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.77 121st 197 38.6%
2023 37.63 144th 241 40.2%
2024 34.67 159th 244 34.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.53 181st 254 28.7%
2022 22.93 248th 326 23.9%
2023 27.13 243rd 363 33.1%
2024 30.55 227th 350 35.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.67 220th 249 11.6%
2022 19.07 262nd 328 20.1%
2023 19.52 284th 356 20.2%
2024 20.68 275th 357 23.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.79 198th 203 2.5%
2022 6.89 257th 265 3.0%
2023 9.59 264th 286 7.7%
2024 9.55 261st 273 4.4%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Florence Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.63 216th 279 22.6%
2005 40.48 174th 280 37.9%
2006 40.55 185th 286 35.3%
2007 50.34 165th 298 44.6%
2008 45.30 175th 301 41.9%
2009 41.78 198th 310 36.1%
2010 46.79 196th 327 40.1%
2011 47.32 193rd 337 42.7%
2012 37.25 222nd 334 33.5%
2013 39.08 229th 349 34.4%
2014 34.37 255th 369 30.9%
2015 14.43 262nd 292 10.3%
2016 14.14 224th 255 12.2%
2017 38.75 125th 256 51.2%
2018 29.39 258th 388 33.5%
2019 26.39 290th 411 29.4%
2021 5.83 197th 210 6.2%
2022 6.97 205th 221 7.2%
2023 21.62 270th 349 22.6%
2024 21.85 271st 349 22.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.81 170th 188 9.6%
2022 35.11 134th 203 34.0%
2023 30.07 143rd 200 28.5%
2024 31.37 148th 211 29.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.34 200th 239 16.3%
2022 29.16 179th 257 30.4%
2023 31.00 172nd 254 32.3%
2024 29.00 174th 257 32.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.03 200th 240 16.7%
2022 18.47 202nd 253 20.2%
2023 12.92 219th 252 13.1%
2024 19.07 204th 256 20.3%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.73 94th 205 54.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Florence Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 2.02 224th 225 0.4%
2022 3.36 223rd 228 2.2%
2023 2.66 229th 234 2.1%
2024 5.34 219th 229 4.4%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Florence Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 461 3 3 70 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1989 440 3 5 69 1 n/a n/a 0 518
1990 435 4 5 69 1 n/a n/a 0 514
1991 416 7 5 63 1 n/a n/a 0 492
1992 426 7 5 54 5 n/a n/a 0 497
1993 444 5 3 56 5 n/a n/a 0 513
1994 417 5 4 50 7 n/a n/a 0 483
1995 481 1 4 59 2 n/a n/a 0 547
1996 481 1 4 59 2 n/a n/a 0 547
1997 491 0 3 58 4 n/a n/a 0 556
1998 531 1 1 60 2 n/a n/a 0 595
1999 486 3 1 64 2 n/a n/a 0 556
2000 441 3 1 58 3 n/a n/a 0 506
2001 449 2 1 62 2 n/a n/a 0 516
2002 495 1 3 66 8 n/a n/a 0 573
2003 495 1 3 66 8 n/a n/a 0 573
2004 476 3 6 70 7 n/a n/a 0 562
2005 481 4 5 69 13 n/a n/a 0 572
2006 437 5 4 69 8 n/a n/a 0 523
2007 447 5 5 68 8 n/a n/a 0 533
2008 466 10 2 62 4 n/a n/a 0 544
2009 435 7 1 62 10 n/a n/a 0 515
2010 430 11 5 52 7 n/a n/a 0 505
2011 406 6 1 61 5 1 18 0 498
2012 419 3 2 53 5 2 17 0 501
2013 410 2 2 51 3 2 19 0 489
2014 372 2 4 63 1 2 19 0 463
2015 335 1 3 56 1 1 13 0 410
2016 302 3 3 63 1 1 7 0 380
2017 289 2 3 65 1 0 5 0 365
2018 266 3 1 66 0 1 9 0 346
2019 259 3 2 65 0 1 12 0 342
2020 438 6 4 107 2 0 23 0 580
2021 457 3 3 109 5 0 26 0 603
2022 438 4 5 116 4 0 30 0 597
2023 429 3 4 115 4 0 30 0 585

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Florence Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 28.6 18.8 n/a
1989 518 30.9 16.7 15.1
1990 514 30.6 16.7 11.7
1991 492 34.3 14.3 10.4
1992 497 29.9 16.6 11.3
1993 513 28.3 18.1 12.5
1994 483 28.8 16.8 8.5
1995 547 32.5 16.8 9.1
1996 547 32.5 16.8 9.1
1997 556 34.8 16.0 11
1998 595 34.5 17.2 11.8
1999 556 38.2 14.6 14
2000 506 34.4 14.7 17.4
2001 516 34.2 15.1 14.1
2002 573 35.5 16.1 16.1
2003 573 35.5 16.1 16.1
2004 562 33.0 17.0 23.3
2005 572 34.2 16.7 32
2006 523 35.0 14.9 31.2
2007 533 32.3 16.5 30.4
2008 544 32.2 16.9 35.5
2009 515 33.3 15.5 31.3
2010 505 32.5 15.5 42
2011 498 26.7 18.6 40.2
2012 501 31.9 15.6 34.3
2013 489 29.3 16.6 39.9
2014 463 25.0 18.4 43.6
2015 410 28.0 14.6 37.8
2016 380 26.0 14.6 48.2
2017 365 26.3 13.8 46.3
2018 346 25.0 13.8 52.9
2019 342 24.4 14.0 50.6
2020 580 36.7 15.8 53.4
2021 603 33.3 18.0 36.3
2022 597 33.8 17.6 31.2
2023 585 32.7 17.8 42.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Florence Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 28.6 18.8 n/a
1989 518 30.9 16.7 15.1
1990 514 30.6 16.7 11.7
1991 492 34.3 14.3 10.4
1992 497 29.9 16.6 11.3
1993 513 28.3 18.1 12.5
1994 483 28.8 16.8 8.5
1995 547 32.5 16.8 9.1
1996 547 32.5 16.8 9.1
1997 556 34.8 16.0 11
1998 595 34.5 17.2 11.8
1999 556 38.2 14.6 14
2000 506 34.4 14.7 17.4
2001 516 34.2 15.1 14.1
2002 573 35.5 16.1 16.1
2003 573 35.5 16.1 16.1
2004 562 33.0 17.0 23.3
2005 572 34.2 16.7 32
2006 523 35.0 14.9 31.2
2007 533 32.3 16.5 30.4
2008 544 32.2 16.9 35.5
2009 515 33.3 15.5 31.3
2010 505 32.5 15.5 42
2011 498 26.7 18.6 40.2
2012 501 31.9 15.6 34.3
2013 489 29.3 16.6 39.9
2014 463 25.0 18.4 43.6
2015 410 28.0 14.6 37.8
2016 380 26.0 14.6 48.2
2017 365 26.3 13.8 46.3
2018 346 25.0 13.8 52.9
2019 342 24.4 14.0 50.6
2020 580 36.7 15.8 53.4
2021 603 33.3 18.0 36.3
2022 597 33.8 17.6 31.2
2023 585 32.7 17.8 42.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Florence Junior/Senior High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,472
2020 $10,881
2021 $10,289
2022 $11,156
2023 $12,449

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Florence Junior/Senior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 290th of 411 High schoolsRanks 270th of 349 High schools
 6.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students342585
 71.1%
African American33
American Indian04
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic65115
 76.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White259429
 65.6%
Two or More Races1230
 150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.6%42.7%
 7.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Junior/Senior High School

Students at Florence Junior/Senior High School are 73% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Florence Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fremont Elementary School
Elementary : Penrose Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 585 students attended Florence Junior/Senior High School.

Florence Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Colorado high schools.


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