Florence High is in Florence ISD and earned a 6/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus is at 401 FM 970 in Florence (76527) and serves 9th through 12th grade. It is Florence ISD’s only high school, so every home in the district is zoned to it, from the town of Florence to Nolina and the other new communities on the north side of Georgetown. TEA rated Florence High an A (92) for 2025-26. Scroll down to read more about homes near Florence High School.
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Florence High School Snapshot
- Address: 401 FM 970, Florence, TX 76527
- Phone: (254) 793-2495
- School District: Florence ISD
- Grades Served: 9th through 12th grade
- Enrollment: 347 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 11.2 students per teacher (2024-25)
- Principal: Dr. Russell Porterfield
- Mascot: Buffaloes
- UIL Classification: 3A (football District 13-3A Division II for 2026-28)
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 6/10 as of October 2026.
Florence High is a small UIL 3A school with 347 students in 2025-26 and 11.2 students per teacher. Dr. Russell Porterfield, a Florence High graduate and former principal of Killeen ISD’s Career Center, has led the campus since August 2023. A 20,000-square-foot band hall and field house funded by the 2022 bond broke ground in January 2024. In 2024-25, 47.1% of students were economically disadvantaged and 28.3% were emergent bilingual. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
TEA rated Florence High an A (92) for 2025-26, up from a B (84) the year before, with four distinctions. The district earned a B (85).
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (92)
- Student Achievement: B, 89 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: A, 90 out of 100 (Academic Growth A/90, Relative Performance A/90)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 96 out of 100
- College, Career and Military Readiness: 90 (scaled 92); Graduation Rate: 98.9% (scaled 90)
- Distinctions (2025-26): Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading, Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth, Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps
- Prior Overall Ratings: C (70) in 2021-22, D (69) in 2022-23, D (67) in 2023-24, B (84) in 2024-25
- Florence ISD (2025-26): B (85) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Florence High has improved sharply. It was a C (70) in 2021-22, a D in 2022-23 and 2023-24, a B (84) in 2024-25 and an A (92) in 2025-26.
All three domains were strong in 2025-26: Student Achievement 89, School Progress 90 and Closing the Gaps 96. The College, Career and Military Readiness score was 90 and the graduation rate was 98.9%. The school earned distinctions in ELA/reading, mathematics, comparative academic growth and comparative closing the gaps.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Florence High (campus 246902001), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released in 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Florence ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Florence High
Program details come from the Florence High School 2026-27 course catalog and UIL’s 2026-28 realignment. Florence ISD’s website blocks automated access, so a club list was not available.
- Athletics and UIL classification: The Buffaloes compete in UIL Class 3A. For 2026-28, football is in District 13-3A Division II with Anderson-Shiro, Lexington, Rogers, Schulenburg and Thrall. For 2026-27, volleyball and basketball are in District 25-3A with Blanco, Comfort, Ingram Moore and Llano. Track and field and other sports are offered; the 2026-27 catalog lists athletics and Sports Medicine I-III.
- FFA and meat market: FFA runs a student-operated, full-service meat market (open to the public since 2000) and a meat processing lab, where students learn processing, packaging, marketing and retail. Agriculture courses include Food Processing Meat Lab, Food Processing Market, Food Technology and Safety, ag mechanics and metal technology, ag equipment and structures fabrication, floral design, agribusiness, plant and soil science, and wildlife and fisheries.
- Career and technical education: Programs of study in the 2026-27 catalog include Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems; Agriculture Business, Leadership and Communications; Food Science and Technology; Plant Science; Environmental and Natural Resources; Business Management; Accounting and Financial Services; Programming and Software Development; Teaching and Training; and Health Science (Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, plus a nursing science certificate program with CTC).
- Dual credit with Central Texas College: FHS offers dual credit through Central Texas College (Killeen), including English III and IV, Algebra, Calculus, U.S. History, Government and Economics, Art Appreciation, Psychology, Biology, Pharmacology, Medical Microbiology, and a senior Dual Credit Practicum in Health Science EMT that prepares students for the National Registry EMT-Basic exam. Students must meet TSI requirements, and tuition is about $300 per course per semester. TEA reported that 19.1% of 2023-24 graduates earned dual credit.
- Advanced Placement and honors: AP courses include AP Seminar, AP English III and IV, AP Precalculus, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP World History, and AP Spanish Language and Spanish Literature, along with honors courses and OnRamps Chemistry. In 2024, 10.7% of juniors and seniors took an AP exam and 47.4% of examinees met the criterion score (TEA).
- Fine arts: The FHS Mighty Buffalo Band (marching and concert) has earned first division at UIL District Marching Contest and first place at the Capital City and Vista Ridge marching festivals, and it now has a new band hall. Art I-IV and Theatre I-IV are also offered.
- Journalism and yearbook: Advanced Journalism/Yearbook I-III.
- Endorsements: FHS offers the Arts and Humanities, Business and Industry, Multidisciplinary and STEM endorsements.
The FFA meat market is the program people tend to remember. It has been open to the public since 2000 and is run by students, who learn processing, packaging and retail in the school’s meat lab.
Where is Florence High School?
Florence High is located at:
401 FM 970
Florence, TX 76527
Florence High School Attendance Zone
Florence ISD has one high school, so the Florence High attendance zone is the whole district. It covers the City of Florence, the surrounding ranch land, the Andice area, and north Georgetown communities along Ronald Reagan Blvd., CR 289 and CR 255, including Nolina, Daniels Mountain and North Vista Ranch.
Nearby addresses can fall in other districts. Feathergrass in Florence is Georgetown ISD, Woodside is Jarrell ISD, and a small part of Nolina is Georgetown ISD. Confirm a property with Florence ISD at (254) 793-2850 or the Williamson Central Appraisal District record before you buy.
Homes Zoned to Florence High: Market Stats
Every Florence ISD home is zoned to Florence High, so these are district-wide single-family figures. Of 330 sales in four years, 209 were in Nolina; the rest were in Florence, Daniels Mountain, the Vineyard at Florence, North Vista Ranch, Pecan Branch Estates, Farris Ranch and rural acreage.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 31 | $479,000 | $272.94 | 98.0% | 29 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 45 | $486,585 | $223.77 | 95.0% | 64 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 111 | $550,000 | $188.71 | 99.0% | 119 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 143 | $485,000 | $191.35 | 99.0% | 95 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, searched by School District (Florence ISD) and High School (Florence). Every Florence ISD home is zoned to all three district campuses, so these figures cover the whole district.
Annual sales went from 31 in Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 to 143 in the trailing 12 months as Nolina’s builders delivered homes. The trailing median sale price of $485,000 is 1.3% above the first period and 11.8% below the $550,000 median of Sept 2024 – Aug 2025.
Median price per square foot is down 29.9%, from $272.94 to $191.35, because the mix changed. Three years ago the typical sale was a rural property on 2 acres; now it is a newer, larger home on about 0.17 acre. Homes take longer to sell (95 median days versus 29) but still close at 99% of list price.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 3, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 60 | $612,485 | 87 days |
| Active Under Contract | 4 | $482,450 | 41 days |
| Pending | 10 | $624,900 | 69 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same search as above.
On October 3, 2026 there were 60 active listings with a median list price of $612,485, plus 4 under contract and 10 pending. That is roughly 5 months of supply. New-construction inventory in Nolina gives buyers room to negotiate rate buydowns or closing costs.
Homes for Sale Near Florence High School
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Neighborhoods in Florence ISD
These Georgetown neighborhoods are inside Florence ISD and have guides on our site. Nolina accounts for most sales in the district. Guides for Florence-area communities such as the Vineyard at Florence are planned.
Nolina
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,600-3,900 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $800,000s
North Vista Ranch
3-5 beds, 3-4 baths, 2,800-3,900 sqft, Mid $500,000s – Mid $600,000s
Daniels Mountain
4-5 beds, 3-4 baths, 2,400-3,400 sqft, Mid $700,000s – High $900,000s
Other Florence ISD Schools
Florence High students come up through Florence Elementary and Florence Middle School, the district’s only other regular campuses.
Florence ISD Campuses by Grade
- Florence Elementary School (Pre-K-5th grade)
810 N. Patterson Ave., Florence, TX 76527
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Florence Middle School (6th-8th grade)
718 S. Patterson Ave., Florence, TX 76527
Great Schools Rating: 5/10
Source: Florence ISD campus directory. Florence ISD has one elementary, one middle and one high school, so every home in the district is zoned to Florence Elementary, Florence Middle and Florence High School.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Every home in Florence ISD, since it is the district’s only high school. That includes Florence, the Andice area and north Georgetown communities such as Nolina, Daniels Mountain and North Vista Ranch.
TEA rated Florence High an A (92) for 2025-26, up from a B (84) in 2024-25. Its graduation rate was 98.9%.
Florence High competes in UIL Class 3A. For 2026-28, football plays in District 13-3A Division II with Anderson-Shiro, Lexington, Rogers, Schulenburg and Thrall.
Most of Nolina is Florence ISD, but a small section is Georgetown ISD and attends Georgetown schools. Confirm the specific address.
No. Feathergrass, with a Florence address, is Georgetown ISD, and Woodside nearby is Jarrell ISD. Check each property.
Programs, Schools and Home Prices
Yes. Students can take dual credit through Central Texas College, including English, math, U.S. history, government, biology and a senior EMT practicum that prepares them for the National Registry EMT-Basic exam.
It is a student-run, full-service meat market that has been open to the public since 2000. Students learn processing, packaging, marketing and retail in the school’s meat lab.
Yes. The 2026-27 catalog lists AP Seminar, AP English III and IV, AP Precalculus, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP World History and AP Spanish, plus OnRamps Chemistry.
The median single-family sale in Florence ISD was $485,000 in the 12 months through August 2026, at $191.35 per square foot. The active median list price was $612,485 on October 3, 2026.
Yes. On November 3, 2026, voters decide Proposition A, a tax rate ratification election, and Proposition B, $1.45 million in refunding bonds. Buyers should factor the result into their tax estimates.
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