Florence Elementary

Summary:

Florence Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mesquite, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 456. The school is part of the Mesquite Independent School District, which is ranked 601 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Florence Elementary faces some academic challenges, with student performance consistently ranking in the middle to lower range of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in reading and science. However, Florence Elementary performs relatively well compared to its peers in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79% to 89% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Mesquite ISD, such as Price Elementary, Beasley Elementary, and Shands Elementary, have similar performance profiles to Florence Elementary, with middle to lower rankings and mixed STAAR test results. However, some schools like Lawrence Elementary and Motley Elementary perform significantly better, ranking in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools and outperforming Florence Elementary on STAAR tests.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4621 Gleneagle St
       Mesquite, TX  75150-1966


(972) 290-4080

District: Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3347th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,726 Help


Students who attend Florence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Vanston Middle
High:    North Mesquite High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  496

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.4%
African American:
17.5%
White:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Florence Elementary ranks worse than 71.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 26th among 33 ranked elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.44. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.4%), African American (17.5%), White (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Florence Elementary is 10.9, which is the lowest among 33 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Florence Elementary is $8,726. 21 elementary schools in the Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Florence Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence Elementary 3347th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Florence Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mesquite Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mesquite Independent School District (Isd) 601st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Florence Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.36 2460th 3465 29.0%
2005 45.21 2252nd 3475 35.2%
2006 39.43 2522nd 3476 27.4%
2007 41.33 2630th 3724 29.4%
2008 38.94 2721st 3768 27.8%
2009 57.47 1854th 3884 52.3%
2010 52.21 2219th 3937 43.6%
2011 70.19 1174th 4095 71.3%
2012 62.16 1587th 4206 62.3%
2013 51.47 2220th 4221 47.4%
2014 59.06 1819th 4260 57.3%
2015 50.13 2314th 4320 46.4%
2016 60.66 1736th 4286 59.5%
2017 58.87 1548th 4329 64.2%
2018 46.63 2152nd 4359 50.6%
2019 47.93 2165th 4479 51.7%
2021 53.79 1842nd 4578 59.8%
2022 50.47 2130th 4581 53.5%
2023 49.83 2188th 4647 52.9%
2024 31.44 3347th 4675 28.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.16 403rd 3226 87.5%
2019 84.81 199th 3333 94.0%
2021 77.37 411th 3446 88.1%
2022 74.36 534th 3487 84.7%
2023 76.89 480th 3556 86.5%
2024 37.65 2342nd 3638 35.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.15 1697th 3558 52.3%
2019 31.67 2715th 3684 26.3%
2021 39.78 2065th 3799 45.6%
2022 42.68 2088th 3952 47.2%
2023 47.27 1806th 4086 55.8%
2024 24.60 3586th 4261 15.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.51 1461st 4264 65.7%
2019 63.86 1126th 4309 73.9%
2021 75.25 622nd 4451 86.0%
2022 70.85 859th 4477 80.8%
2023 65.45 1160th 4521 74.3%
2024 39.86 2894th 4560 36.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.60 2029th 4306 52.9%
2019 51.93 1945th 4348 55.3%
2021 42.31 2445th 4499 45.7%
2022 48.34 2250th 4561 50.7%
2023 51.27 2067th 4588 54.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.73 1163rd 3106 62.6%
2019 58.70 1586th 3184 50.2%
2021 56.56 1533rd 3006 49.0%
2022 61.02 1357th 2958 54.1%
2023 54.41 1726th 2980 42.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.69 1000th 4240 76.4%
2019 81.45 381st 4295 91.1%
2021 78.14 433rd 4331 90.0%
2022 68.06 936th 4461 79.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.26 2299th 4319 46.8%
2019 44.46 2363rd 4357 45.8%
2021 62.41 1373rd 4498 69.5%
2022 51.29 2094th 4563 54.1%
2023 46.09 2380th 4585 48.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.07 1133rd 2483 54.4%
2019 43.54 1399th 2515 44.4%
2021 39.34 1445th 2444 40.9%
2022 44.98 1270th 2421 47.5%
2023 48.25 1128th 2443 53.8%
2024 40.42 1467th 2421 39.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.42 1973rd 4168 52.7%
2019 61.29 1312th 4188 68.7%
2021 71.03 851st 4329 80.3%
2022 65.37 1147th 4376 73.8%
2023 69.03 987th 4401 77.6%
2024 38.97 2815th 4431 36.5%
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Rank History for White students at Florence Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.62 446th 3127 85.7%
2019 40.85 2005th 3142 36.2%
2021 19.62 2731st 3082 11.4%
2022 11.30 2963rd 3082 3.9%
2023 1.90 3093rd 3106 0.4%
2024 2.19 3063rd 3078 0.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

Florence Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Florence Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 631 51 54 54 1 n/a n/a 0 791
1989 454 41 33 54 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1990 359 40 12 45 2 n/a n/a 0 458
1991 308 42 14 49 3 n/a n/a 0 416
1992 305 54 12 44 5 n/a n/a 0 420
1993 290 48 4 140 5 n/a n/a 0 487
1994 324 39 7 176 1 n/a n/a 0 547
1995 301 41 7 209 1 n/a n/a 0 559
1996 301 41 7 209 1 n/a n/a 0 559
1997 297 40 12 266 1 n/a n/a 0 616
1998 301 42 14 174 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1999 271 60 14 198 2 n/a n/a 0 545
2000 256 54 12 208 1 n/a n/a 0 531
2001 226 52 13 232 4 n/a n/a 0 527
2002 192 57 10 269 7 n/a n/a 0 535
2003 192 57 10 269 7 n/a n/a 0 535
2004 165 75 10 308 7 n/a n/a 0 565
2005 157 87 10 301 9 n/a n/a 0 564
2006 125 93 8 364 9 n/a n/a 0 599
2007 110 88 7 378 8 n/a n/a 0 591
2008 93 100 11 407 8 n/a n/a 0 619
2009 79 105 9 378 3 n/a n/a 0 574
2010 61 106 9 354 3 n/a n/a 0 533
2011 73 87 8 357 0 0 15 0 540
2012 66 102 8 364 0 0 11 0 551
2013 61 98 11 383 2 0 12 0 567
2014 63 109 7 405 0 0 8 0 592
2015 65 100 10 423 1 0 12 0 611
2016 64 103 9 411 2 0 15 0 604
2017 76 107 10 377 2 0 10 0 582
2018 106 114 10 404 9 0 11 0 654
2019 94 108 6 368 6 0 11 0 593
2020 68 92 7 371 6 0 12 0 556
2021 51 87 7 310 6 0 11 0 472
2022 52 93 6 344 4 0 8 0 507
2023 32 88 7 319 3 0 7 0 456
2024 37 87 8 354 2 0 8 0 496

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 791 35.0 22.6 n/a
1989 582 n/a n/a n/a
1990 458 29.0 15.7 n/a
1991 416 28.5 14.5 n/a
1992 420 27.0 15.5 15.7
1993 487 25.0 19.5 30.8
1994 547 29.6 18.5 26.9
1995 559 30.7 18.2 33.1
1996 559 30.7 18.2 33.1
1997 616 32.8 18.8 36.2
1998 531 29.7 17.9 29.4
1999 545 30.3 18.0 42.2
2000 531 29.4 18.1 43.7
2001 527 30.7 17.2 44.8
2002 535 35.6 15.0 52.7
2003 535 35.6 15.0 52.7
2004 565 37.4 15.1 55.4
2005 564 36.2 15.6 58.7
2006 599 38.3 15.6 66.4
2007 591 37.7 15.7 69.2
2008 619 39.0 15.9 72.4
2009 574 36.3 15.8 73
2010 533 33.4 15.9 76.5
2011 540 33.0 16.3 79.4
2012 551 29.9 18.3 78.8
2013 567 31.3 18.1 79.5
2014 592 34.1 17.3 79.6
2015 611 35.0 17.4 80.4
2016 604 33.0 18.3 81.3
2017 582 34.7 16.7 84
2018 654 41.2 15.8 82.6
2019 593 40.2 14.7 86.5
2020 556 39.2 14.1 83.5
2021 472 36.9 12.7 82.8
2022 507 36.5 13.8 79.1
2023 456 37.3 12.1 88.4
2024 496 45.4 10.9 87.9

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 791 35.0 22.6 n/a
1989 582 n/a n/a n/a
1990 458 29.0 15.7 n/a
1991 416 28.5 14.5 n/a
1992 420 27.0 15.5 15.7
1993 487 25.0 19.5 30.8
1994 547 29.6 18.5 26.9
1995 559 30.7 18.2 33.1
1996 559 30.7 18.2 33.1
1997 616 32.8 18.8 36.2
1998 531 29.7 17.9 29.4
1999 545 30.3 18.0 42.2
2000 531 29.4 18.1 43.7
2001 527 30.7 17.2 44.8
2002 535 35.6 15.0 52.7
2003 535 35.6 15.0 52.7
2004 565 37.4 15.1 55.4
2005 564 36.2 15.6 58.7
2006 599 38.3 15.6 66.4
2007 591 37.7 15.7 69.2
2008 619 39.0 15.9 72.4
2009 574 36.3 15.8 73
2010 533 33.4 15.9 76.5
2011 540 33.0 16.3 79.4
2012 551 29.9 18.3 78.8
2013 567 31.3 18.1 79.5
2014 592 34.1 17.3 79.6
2015 611 35.0 17.4 80.4
2016 604 33.0 18.3 81.3
2017 582 34.7 16.7 84
2018 654 41.2 15.8 82.6
2019 593 40.2 14.7 86.5
2020 556 39.2 14.1 83.5
2021 472 36.9 12.7 82.8
2022 507 36.5 13.8 79.1
2023 456 37.3 12.1 88.4
2024 496 45.4 10.9 87.9

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 Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $875 (10.4%) $7,516 (89.6%) $8,391
2020 $1,021 (11.1%) $8,189 (88.9%) $9,210
2021 $974 (11.2%) $7,752 (88.8%) $8,726

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Florence Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2165th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2188th of 4647 Elementary schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Florence Elementary)3842
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florence Elementary)4142
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4438
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Florence Elementary)300
 30%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3518
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florence Elementary)227
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3526
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Florence Elementary)4335
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))3535
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Florence Elementary)5151
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4242
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Florence Elementary)4250
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4446
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Florence Elementary)6254
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Florence Elementary)4337
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd))4726
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students593456
 23.1%
African American10888
 18.5%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian67
 16.7%
Hispanic368319
 13.3%
Pacific Islander00
White9432
 66%
Two or More Races117
 36.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.5%88.4%
 1.9%


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Florence Elementary ranks 3347th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Florence Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 496 students attended Florence Elementary.

Students who attend Florence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vanston Middle
High : North Mesquite High School


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