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Warrington Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-8
1087th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,205 Florida Middle Schools
Better than 10% of Florida middle schools
Summary

Warrington Preparatory Academy is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pensacola, Florida, part of the Escambia School District. With 582 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Warrington Preparatory Academy has faced significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly underperforming the district and state on standardized tests, and an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios compared to surrounding schools, Warrington Preparatory Academy continues to struggle academically. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 53.1%, are likely a major factor in its poor performance. In 2024-2025, the school had only 18% proficiency in 8th grade science, compared to 41% for the Escambia district and 49% for the state of Florida.

Comparing Warrington Preparatory Academy to higher-performing nearby schools, such as Brown Barge Middle School and Gulf Breeze Middle School, highlights the significant gap in academic outcomes. Addressing the school's attendance issues and providing targeted support for its high-needs student population could be crucial for improving performance and outcomes.

559
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,685
Per pupil spending ?
85.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 450 S Old Corry Field Rd
       Pensacola, FL  32507

(850) 453-7440

District: Escambia


Students who attend Warrington Preparatory Academy usually attend:

High:    Pensacola High School

Feeder schools for Warrington Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:    C. A. Weis Elementary School
    Myrtle Grove Elementary School
    Oakcrest Elementary School
    Warrington Elementary School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.8%
White:
17.4%
Hispanic:
10.0%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Florida average (30% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 31% Florida)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg52%
Florida avg59%
1,087th of 1,205
Florida public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Florida Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 10Middle Schools in the Escambia
52nd of 67Escambia among Florida districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202512.81087 of 12059.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.01100 of 11968.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.41045 of 117711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.01041 of 11489.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.61065 of 11366.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.8984 of 109910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201811.9937 of 10359.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201714.0916 of 103111.2%★☆☆☆☆
201617.7855 of 99714.2%★☆☆☆☆
201417.5852 of 99914.7%★☆☆☆☆
201311.3848 of 95611.3%★☆☆☆☆
201210.3797 of 89711.1%★☆☆☆☆
201114.4762 of 89114.5%★☆☆☆☆
201013.3724 of 83913.7%★☆☆☆☆
200911.3687 of 78011.9%★☆☆☆☆
20088.3672 of 7409.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.5634 of 73613.9%★☆☆☆☆
200614.3568 of 67515.9%★☆☆☆☆
200515.0521 of 60213.5%★☆☆☆☆
200416.0515 of 59313.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?
Algebra 175%+15 vs state
Biology 162%-9 vs state
Civics33%-38 vs state
English Language Arts30%-28 vs state
Math30%-27 vs state
Science18%-31 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Open Quote the teachers don't care there are way to many fights and honestly we never learn anything Close Quote


by a citizen
Friday, June 30, 2017

Open Quote What I've heard from friends that go there, is that there are many fights and and they never are taught anything in class because of how disruptive students at Warrington Middle behave. Close Quote


by a student
Sunday, December 12, 2010

Open Quote Take it from someone who's finishing her last year here. It's a terrible school. It wasn't always bad my 6th grade year was fun my 7th grade year sucked and now my 8th grade year is sucking even worse. Mrs. Nixon was a great principal. Ever since Mrs.Rush took charge when I did my 7th grade year last year everything had went downhill. Here's why. Number one because of the uniforms. They require that you can only wear navy blue polo shirts and khaki pants. I got sent home for not having a collar on my shirt even though it was navy blue. I've seen girls crying and embarassed from bleeding through their light colored khakis while on their cycles. She also makes us tuck our shirts in with belts and people being heavier like myself I feel insecure about doing it. Another thing is how she created this thing where you can only go up and down certain stairs and in and out certain doors. Im a student with a disability with bad feet and it's hard for me to do any uneccessary walking. When I go to my second period class which is in the 6th grade building instead of going left to where my class is her rules are that I have to go right because your not aloud to go down the stairs that are labled as the stairs you go up In addition I come home daily with swollen feet from excess walking.That's not it though. The teachers always cuss. There's a constant problem with drugs being brought to the school and always big drug dogs around children. Not safe at all. The kids jump each other there and the amount of profanity in a learing environment is just something you wouldn't imagine. Another issue is that the principle makes all teachers walk their students out the class. It's alot of classes in one hall so when she makes them walk us downstairs im late and im just getting out the door, and whats not fair about this is when you get 3 tardies in a row thats an automatic 3 day suspension. The last issue with this horrific school is that she makes the teachers walk us out to the buses. Let me tell you what's wrong here. She came up with this thing that if your not on the bus when they get down to one finger you get left and like I said the halls are filled with many classes so by the time you actually get out the doors you have to run just to make the bus, which I almost got left. The lunch is terrible we even once had a problem with meat not being cooked all the way thorugh and kids getting sick and maggots being in the breakfast one year. The school is not fit for learing and the plans to close it down should have been carried on. Mrs. Rush thinks she improving matter but when it comes to the truth shes only making them worse. Close Quote





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Warrington Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Florida middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Warrington Preparatory Academy.

Students at Warrington Preparatory Academy are 63% African American, 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Students who attend Warrington Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend Pensacola High School


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