The principal has done an amazing job turning this school around academically, athletically, and in raising morale and school spririt. Florence H.S. is better than ever. Mr. Knutson rocks!
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
I am a proud parent of (2) children attending Florence High School. This school has improved so much in one year thanks, in great part, to the school's new principal, Mr. Chris Knutsen! Mr. Knutsen came to FHS when strong leadership was desperately needed & proved himself equal to the task. Statistically,
... Read more academics have improved, as well as safety & school spirit, all under his lead. We should all be grateful to him & to Dr. Gary Nine (the district's super) for making the 2008/2009 school year such a success and look forward to a promising future at FHS for our children's future. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/02/09
I was a student at florence from 2003 until I graduated in 2006. This was the best school. The teachers truly care. Florence is a small town school trying to hold kids from the largest school district in arizona, what do you expect? yes the school is over crowded, no there are not books for students
... Read more to take home. This school has it's problems, but you will find problems at every high school. The point is the teachers care and that is much more than most high schools can say. Florence is not a place for skate by students they have to want to learn, and if they do then they will have every chance to do so. So many of the teachers at florence are exceptional. I got some of the highest test scores there, I owe it to the teachers who were always dedicated. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/13/08
They do not have enough books or paper for the teachers or students.
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Posted by a student on 09/11/07
This school is really trying to get students a quality education. Teachers are only there for about 8 hours, parents should have the other 16. So we need to have a cooperative effort from all parties to succeed.l
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Posted by a teacher on 08/29/07
the school is getting better than it was last year but it still needs improvement. and i think that the students will benefit if the parents are helping, and yes the school is small but if they did start on the new HS then yes there may be a grater improvement number than we expected
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Posted by a student on 08/24/07
I am so dissapointed with this school. Way to small and way over crowded and to much violent. I am taking my daughter out and home schooling her.
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Posted by a parent on 08/23/07
I am very disappointed in the Florence HS! There are way too many students and not enough teachers! I can't believe that we are in the 5th weeks of school and my son still does not have the subject books for some of his classes! And then to top it off, when they do get them in, there will not be enough
... Read more for all the students, so they will not be able to remove them from the classrooms! The quality of education in this state is so poor! We have a teacher shortage, and I can see why! The teachers in this state are way underpaid! I think it would be in everybody's best interest if they would speed up the construction of the new HS! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/22/07
Florence is too small a school. All the new rules are completely outrageous and I believe that Florence is going downhill. -Dawnetta Kellogg
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Florence schools — Florence High School is located at 1000 S Main St, Florence AZ 85232. 1000 S Main St is in the 85232 ZIP code in Florence, AZ The school district for Florence High School is the Florence Unified School District 1. Florence High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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