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Escambia


At a glance
51stof 70 Florida districts▲ 1
Better than 27% of Florida districts
75 N Pace Blvd
Pensacola, FL 32505-7965
·(850) 432-6121·All Florida district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 27.1% of districts
69
Schools
36,768
Students
4
5-star schools
Top rankedBrown Barge Middle School81st of 1,216 Florida middle schools
Biggest riser
Pleasant Grove Elementary School up 377 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Success Academy 10.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
1★
0★
14 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Escambia County school district in Florida serves 64 public schools, including elementary, middle, high, and alternative schools, and is a district of stark contrasts where a few exceptional schools achieve top-tier results while many others face significant challenges.

Standout schools in the district include Pensacola State Charter Academy, a high school ranking in the 96th percentile statewide with a 100% graduation rate and near-perfect test scores, and Pensacola Beach Elementary School Inc, a 5-star school with a 0% free/reduced lunch rate and outstanding proficiency rates. On the other end, schools like Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy and Ensley Elementary School rank in the 1st percentile, with extremely low test scores and high poverty rates. The district's chronic absenteeism rate of 33.5% is a critical issue, with top performers like N. B. Cook Elementary School (8.6% absenteeism) and Brown Barge Middle School (11.4%) showing that low absenteeism strongly correlates with high academic success.

Key metrics reveal a district ranking 51st out of 70 in Florida, with a graduation rate of 89.5% and a student-teacher ratio around 17:1. A notable finding is the "middle school math slump," where 7th-grade math proficiency drops significantly across schools like Ransom Middle School (71% in 6th grade to 42% in 7th). Additionally, alternative schools such as Achieve Academy At McMillian face the steepest challenges, with absenteeism rates over 60% and graduation rates as low as 9.7%. Despite high per-student spending at some struggling schools, the data shows that poverty and attendance are more powerful predictors of success than funding alone.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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