In 1890, the forerunner of Florence School in Tarrant County Common School District No. 34 was called Green Glade. In 1903, school trustee Thomas Richard Sandidge and his wife Nannie provided one acre at this site for school purposes, the nearby Green Glade site was sold, and the Florence Schoolhouse, a one-room frame building, was erected here among a grove of post oak trees. The school offered grades one through eight, had an average enrollment of 30, and operated from October, after cotton harvest, to May, the beginning of cotton chopping time. The building also served as a community center where singings were held. By 1914, declining enrollment and the need for a high school curriculum led to the district's abolition, and Florence School students attended Bedford, Pleasant Run, and Smithfield Schools. Sandidge reclaimed the land that had been set aside for school purposes, and the property was sold several times through the years. In 1966, the Tarrant County Junior College District bought the land as part of its Northeast Campus, which opened in September 1968, and among its students were descendants of those who had attended the old Florence School.