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Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5
2233rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school in Pensacola, Florida, serving 188 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Escambia School District, which is ranked 52 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data analysis reveals that Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy is consistently performing significantly below the Escambia district and Florida state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 56% in the Escambia district and 55% statewide. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 30.9% to 41.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.32% to 86.21% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby public schools in the Escambia district, Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy consistently performs worse on academic measures. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science at Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy was 9%, compared to 72% at Bellview Elementary School and 65% at Pine Meadow Elementary School. These findings suggest that Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, which could be related to factors such as limited resources, staffing issues, or difficulties in addressing the unique needs of the student population.

257
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,233
Per pupil spending ?
77.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8190 Pensacola Blvd
       Pensacola, FL  32534

(850) 432-2273

District: Escambia

Racial breakdown:

African American:
82.1%
Hispanic:
14.4%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Florida average (16% vs 58% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 31% Florida)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg55%
Florida avg58%
2,233rd of 2,258
Florida public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
35th of 35Elementary 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
20253.02233 of 22581.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.82129 of 22565.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.52216 of 22401.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.42211 of 22190.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.82239 of 22470.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.52137 of 21822.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.32091 of 21181.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.32037 of 21123.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.22076 of 20870.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.32003 of 20643.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.92006 of 20291.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.71962 of 19841.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201129.41510 of 198523.9%★☆☆☆☆
201068.4609 of 191968.3%★★★☆☆
200965.8641 of 184765.3%★★★☆☆
200845.01045 of 178941.6%★★☆☆☆
200754.7852 of 178652.3%★★★☆☆
200666.7566 of 168866.5%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts28%-28 vs state
Science9%-46 vs state
Math7%-54 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy.

Students at Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy are 82% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Florida elementary schools.


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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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