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{{Short description|School district in Escambia County, Florida}}
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The '''Escambia County School District''' is the organisation responsible for the administration of public schools in [[Escambia County, Florida]], in the [[United States]]. The district currently administers 37 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and eight high schools, as well as a number of specialised centers.
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{{Infobox school district
| name = Escambia County Public Schools
| logo =
| image2 = File:Escambia County School District, Pensacola.jpg
| motto = "Making a positive Difference"
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| budget = $617,784,087.64
| established =
| region =
| grades = K-12
| superintendent = Keith Leonard (interim)
| teachers = 5372
| staff =
| students = 40,496<ref>{{cite web|url=http://febp.newamerica.net/k12/FL/1200510|title=Student Enrollment}}</ref>
| conference =
| schools = 51
| location = [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]
| country = [[United States]]
| schedule = {{ubl|Elementary 7 AM-2 PM CST| Middle 9:20 AM-4:15 PM|High School 8 AM-3 PM}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.escambiaschools.org/}}
}}'''Escambia County Public Schools''' ('''ECPS'''), officially the '''Escambia County School District''' ('''ECSD'''), is the organization responsible for the administration of public schools in all of [[Escambia County, Florida]], in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st12_fl/schooldistrict_maps/c12033_escambia/DC20SD_C12033.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Escambia County, FL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-08-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st12_fl/schooldistrict_maps/c12033_escambia/DC20SD_C12033_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The district currently administers 35 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and seven high schools, as well as a number of specialized centers.


The district is currently administered by a superintendent and a five-member school board. The current Superintendent of Schools is [[Jim Paul]]. The Deputy Superintendent of Schools is [[Norm Ross]], the former principal of [[Pensacola High School]].
The district is administered by an appointed superintendent and a five-member school board. As of the 2023-2024 school year, the superintendent of schools is Keith Leonard, who serves as the interim superintendent following the dismissal of Dr. Timothy Smith in May 2023.

The Escambia County electors voted in November 2018, to switch from an elected superintendent to an appointed superintendent. Prior to 2020, the superintendent was elected in presidential election years. The deputy superintendent of schools is Shenna Payne, a former principal of [[West Florida High School]].

== Book banning ==
On May 17, 2023, the Escambia County School District was sued for allegedly engaging in discriminatory book bans in public school libraries. The lawsuit was filed by Escambia County parents, the PEN America nonprofit, and Penguin Random House.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pen American Center, Inc., et al. v. Escambia County School District and the Escambia County School Board |url=https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1-Complaint.pdf|access-date=May 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Picchi |first=Aimee |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Florida county school district sued by largest U.S. publisher over book ban |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-escambia-county-sued-book-ban-penguin-random-house/ |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> The plaintiffs allege that the School District is engaged in an "ideologically driven campaign to push certain ideas out of schools."<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC et al v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al |url=https://unicourt.com/case/pc-db5-casegu72262c5cf0b0-1487090 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=UniCourt |language=en}}</ref> The suit refers to ''[[Island Trees School District v. Pico]],'' which says that School Districts cannot decide what content to provide based on narrowly partisan or political grounds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Joe |date=2023-05-17 |title=PEN America v. Escambia County School Board |url=https://protectdemocracy.org/work/pen-america-v-escambia/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Protect Democracy |language=en-US}}</ref> The suit alleges that the School District's logic could be used to ban books on Christianity, America's Founding Fathers, and American war heroes. The case is currently pending before the Florida Northern District Court.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC et al v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al |url=https://unicourt.com/case/pc-db5-casegu72262c5cf0b0-1487090 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=UniCourt |language=en}}</ref>

Supporters argue that the book bans help remove inappropriate content. However, researchers determined that less than 3% of the books banned across the United States in 2022 were mature (17+) rated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madani |first=Statecraft by Arman |date=2023-07-03 |title=We Analyzed 1,626 Banned Books…Here’s What We Found |url=https://armanmadani.medium.com/we-analyzed-1-626-banned-books-heres-what-we-found-e201ef092bf |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> In addition, Vicki Baggett, a Northview High School language-arts teacher, asked for over 100 books to be challenged due to their "political pushes."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Elizabeth A. |last2=Alter |first2=Alexandra |date=2023-05-17 |title=Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/books/ban-florida-school-lawsuit-pen.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Books that have been banned include Toni Morrison's ''The Bluest Eye,'' Khaled Hosseini's ''The Kite Runner'', and Sapphire's ''Push''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Elizabeth A. |last2=Alter |first2=Alexandra |date=2023-05-17 |title=Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/books/ban-florida-school-lawsuit-pen.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Governance==
The members of the school board are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Escambia County School Board|url=http://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/ecsdsb|website=Escambia County School District|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>
* District 1 - Kevin Adams
* District 2 - Paul H. Fetsko
* District 3 - David Williams
* District 4 - Carissa Bergosh
* District 5 - Tom Harrell

Members are elected in their respective districts for a four-year term. Representatives from districts 1, 2, and 3 are elected in non-presidential election years. Representatives for districts 4 and 5 are elected in presidential election years. Although elected by districts, each member is charged by statute with representing the entire school district.

Because the school board elections are non-partisan, these races are frequently decided in the primary election. If a candidate gets a majority of the vote in the primary, he or she wins, and the race is not on the general election ballot in November. If no candidate has a majority of the vote, the top two are in a run-off on the November ballot. In the 2024 election, an amendment to the Florida Constitution was enacted that changes school board elections to partisan.

The school board appointed Tim Smith as superintendent. Smith was sworn in on November 17, 2020, replacing Malcolm Thomas, whose term ended. In May 2023, the school board voted (3 to 2) to terminate Smith's contract. The decision was highly controversial. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Keith Leonard, was selected to serve as the interim superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year.

Prior to 2018 voters directly elected the superintendent; voters chose to make the superintendent chosen by the school board that year. In 2023 the school board rejected a proposal to make the superintendent an elected position again.<ref>{{cite web|last=Misencik|first=Brittany|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/education/2023/03/21/escambia-school-superintendent-board-votes-against-return-to-elected-position/70033459007/|title=Escambia County School Board votes against return to elected superintendent|newspaper=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=2023-03-21|accessdate=2023-04-30}}</ref>


==Schools==
==Schools==

===Adult Centers===
===Adult Centers===
*[[Dixon Educational Center]]
*Dixon Educational Center
*[[George Stone Technical Center]]


==Elementary schools==
===High schools===
*[[Escambia High School]] ([[Alligator|Gator]])
*[[Brownsville Elementary School]] now assimilated into the Brownsville Assembly of God Church, located on Highway 90. The school was built in 1934, but was in later years abandoned [abandoned after 1970], boarded up, and finally purchased, with its playground are, a city block with fencing, & tennis court, to include "monkey bars" & baseball diamond, by the Brownsville Assembly of God church, directly across from it, c2000. From early 1965 to 1971, some of it teachers were: Mrs. Early, Mrs. Frater, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. Sylvia Betty Choice, Mrs. Washington, during which the school principal was Mr. Collins. The school yard was large, incorporated a tether-ball area, pull up bars, fire-bars for crossing, a triangular shaped climbing area with ropes reaching over 40 feet high, & bicycle racks.
*[[Northview High School (Century, Florida)|Northview High School]] (Chief)
*[[Pensacola High School]] (Tiger)
*[[Pine Forest High School]] (Eagle)
*[[J. M. Tate High School]] (Aggie)
*[[Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola, Florida)|Booker T. Washington High School]] (Wildcat)
*[[West Florida High School of Advanced Technology]] (Jaguar)


===Middle schools===
*The building at a distance was 'L' shaped, but upon closer examination was actually more at 'T' shaped, with a large lunchroom area, where also, free meals were served to children who couldn't afford them, but work was offered to those who wanted it in order to pay for their lunches, five (5) days a week.
*Bellview Middle School
*Beulah Academy of Science (Charter)
*Beulah Middle School
*Brown-Barge Middle School
*Ernest Ward Middle School
*Ferry Pass Middle School
*Jim C. Bailey Middle School
*Ransom Middle School
*Warrington Middle School
*Workman Middle School


====Closed====
*Over-looking the lunch room area was a stage, where the choir often sang & practiced each year for the annual singing event at the Municipal Auditorium in downtown Pensacola. At this event, students of all ages would compete in large chorus groups for recognition from competing schools. P.T.A. meetings were also held in the lunch-room auditorium, & one year, a cake baking contest was held where prizes were offered to the three (3) best cakes. In 1970, against their neighbors, Francis & Frances Taylor, the Grierson family won third place against the Taylor family for the "most unusual cake" (won by James Paul Grierson).
*Woodham Middle School, formerly [[Woodham High School]], was converted to a middle school following the 2006–07 school year. Closed the summer after the 2017-18 school year and began renovations to be converted into the new West Florida High School of Advanced Technology campus.
*Wedgewood Middle School
*Brentwood Middle School
*Brownsville Middle School


===High schools===
=====2007 Changes=====
Effective for the 2007–08 school year, Wedgewood Middle School and Brentwood Middle School students were transferred to Woodham High School, now Woodham Middle School. Brownsville Middle School students were transferred to Warrington Middle School, Brown Barge Middle School students were transferred into the Brentwood Middle School building, and Brownsville, Brentwood, and Wedgewood schools were closed.
*[[Escambia High School]]
*[[Northview High School (Century, Florida)|Northview High School]]
*[[Pensacola High School]]
*[[Pine Forest High School]]
*[[J.M. Tate High School]]
*[[Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola)|Washington High School]]
*[[West Florida High School of Advanced Technology]]
*[[Woodham High School]]


===Middle Schools===
=====2018 Changes=====
Effective for the 2018-19 school year, Woodham Middle School students were transferred to Ferry Pass Middle School, Workman Middle School, Warrington Middle School, and Beulah Middle School. This was in preparation for Woodham's former campus to be refitted into a new campus for West Florida High School of Advanced Technology.
*[[Bellview Middle School]]

*[[Brentwood Middle School]]
===Elementary schools===
*[[Brown Barge Middle School]]
[[File:PensacolaBeachES.jpg|thumb|[[Pensacola Beach]] Elementary School was previously controlled by the district before becoming a charter school]]
*[[Brownsville Middle School]]
*[[Ernest Ward Middle School]]
*A.K. Suter Elementary School
*[[Ferry Pass Middle School]]
*Bellview Elementary School
*[[Jim C. Bailey Middle School]]
*Beulah Elementary School
*Blue Angels Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/schscnts/blue/Master/Index.asp|title=Blue Angels Elementary School}}</ref>
*[[Ransom Middle School]]
*[[Warrington Middle School]]
*Bratt Elementary School
*C.A. Weis Elementary Community School
*[[Wedgewood Middle School]]
*[[Workman Middle School]]
*Cordova Park Elementary School
*Ensley Elementary School
*Ferry Pass Elementary School
*Global Learning Academy
*Hellen Caro Elementary School
*Holm Elementary School
*Jim Allen Elementary School
*Kingsfield Elementary School (opened August 2018)
*Lincoln Park Elementary School
*Lipscomb Elementary School
*Longleaf Elementary School
*McArthur Elementary School
*Molino Park Elementary School
*Montclair Elementary School
*Myrtle Grove Elementary School
*N.B. Cook Elementary School
*Navy Point Elementary School
*O.J. Semmes Elementary School
*Oakcrest Elementary School
*Pine Meadow Elementary School
*Pleasant Grove Elementary School
*R.C. Lipscomb Elementary School
*Scenic Heights Elementary SChool
*Sherwood Elementary School
*Warrington Elementary School
*West Pensacola Elementary School

Pensacola Beach Elementary School, which became a [[charter school]] in 2001, is a part of the ECSD.<ref name=Schoolhome>[http://www.pbes.org/ Home]. Pensacola Beach Elementary School. Retrieved on January 31, 2017.</ref>

==Alternative Schools==
* Escambia Virtual Academy (Virtual School)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eva-ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815213901/http://eva-ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/ |archive-date=2011-08-15 |title=Escambia Virtual Academy: Home Page}}</ref>

==Failing schools==
The [[Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test]] (FCAT) determines which schools in the state of Florida should be considered "Failing." The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) began phasing out the FCAT in the 2010–11 academic year in response to the inauguration of the [[Common Core State Standards Initiative]] under the administration of [[US President]] [[Barack Obama]] in 2010.

FCAT and FSA scores are calculated per subject on a 0 to 100 scale, and ratings in the 0 to 20 or 20 to 40 range are rated "F" or "D" respectively, indicating severe performance shortcomings and contributing to a 2 and 3-year process respectively of "restarting" the school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida Standards Assessments |url=http://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/fsa.stml |website=Florida Department of Education |publisher=Florida Department of Education |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>

In the 2017–18 school year, Escambia County placed as 52nd of 64 counties in the state by FSA performance,<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida School Accountability Reports |url=http://www.fldoe.org/accountability/accountability-reporting/school-grades/ |website=Florida Department of Education |publisher=Florida Department of Education |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> with eleven of thirty-five elementary schools receiving a D rating and three of ten middle schools receiving a D rating. No high school performed at a rating of D or below, though Escambia High School and Ferry Pass Middle School both recorded an "I," or Incomplete rating for the 2017-18 school year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Data for Florida Schools|url=http://data.pnj.com/school/escambia/ |website=Pensacola News Journal |publisher=USA Today |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Elementary School !! Grades !! 2017-18 School Year Rating
|-
| Brentwood Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| C.A. Weis Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Ensley Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Global Learning Academy || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Longleaf Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Navy Point Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Oakcrest Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Reinhardt Holm Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Sherwood Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| Warrington Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|-
| West Pensacola Elementary School || PreK-5 || D
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Middle School !! Grades !! 2017-18 School Year Rating
|-
| Bellview Middle School || 6-8 || D
|-
| Warrington Middle School || 6-8 || D
|-
| Woodham Middle School || 6-8 || D
|-
| Ferry Pass Middle School || 6-8 || I
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! High School !! Grades !! 2017-18 School Year Rating
|-
| Escambia High School || 9-12 || I
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Florida|Schools}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/ Escambia County School District]
*[http://escambiaschools.net/ Escambia County School District]
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us |date=* |title=Escambia County School District }}

{{Escambia County School District}}
{{Pensacola}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Escambia County, Florida|School District]]
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[[Category:Pensacola Metro Area]]
[[Category:School districts in Florida]]
[[Category:School districts in Florida]]
[[Category:Education in Escambia County, Florida]]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 12 December 2024

For the school district in Alabama, see Escambia County Public School System.

Escambia County Public Schools
Location
Pensacola
United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Making a positive Difference"
GradesK-12
SuperintendentKeith Leonard (interim)
Schools51
Budget$617,784,087.64
Students and staff
Students40,496[1]
Teachers5372
Other information
Schedule
  • Elementary 7 AM-2 PM CST
  • Middle 9:20 AM-4:15 PM
  • High School 8 AM-3 PM
Websitewww.escambiaschools.org

Escambia County Public Schools (ECPS), officially the Escambia County School District (ECSD), is the organization responsible for the administration of public schools in all of Escambia County, Florida, in the United States.[2] The district currently administers 35 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and seven high schools, as well as a number of specialized centers.

The district is administered by an appointed superintendent and a five-member school board. As of the 2023-2024 school year, the superintendent of schools is Keith Leonard, who serves as the interim superintendent following the dismissal of Dr. Timothy Smith in May 2023.

The Escambia County electors voted in November 2018, to switch from an elected superintendent to an appointed superintendent. Prior to 2020, the superintendent was elected in presidential election years. The deputy superintendent of schools is Shenna Payne, a former principal of West Florida High School.

Book banning

[edit]

On May 17, 2023, the Escambia County School District was sued for allegedly engaging in discriminatory book bans in public school libraries. The lawsuit was filed by Escambia County parents, the PEN America nonprofit, and Penguin Random House.[3][4] The plaintiffs allege that the School District is engaged in an "ideologically driven campaign to push certain ideas out of schools."[5] The suit refers to Island Trees School District v. Pico, which says that School Districts cannot decide what content to provide based on narrowly partisan or political grounds.[6] The suit alleges that the School District's logic could be used to ban books on Christianity, America's Founding Fathers, and American war heroes. The case is currently pending before the Florida Northern District Court.[7]

Supporters argue that the book bans help remove inappropriate content. However, researchers determined that less than 3% of the books banned across the United States in 2022 were mature (17+) rated.[8] In addition, Vicki Baggett, a Northview High School language-arts teacher, asked for over 100 books to be challenged due to their "political pushes."[9]

Books that have been banned include Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, and Sapphire's Push.[10]

Governance

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The members of the school board are:[11]

  • District 1 - Kevin Adams
  • District 2 - Paul H. Fetsko
  • District 3 - David Williams
  • District 4 - Carissa Bergosh
  • District 5 - Tom Harrell

Members are elected in their respective districts for a four-year term. Representatives from districts 1, 2, and 3 are elected in non-presidential election years. Representatives for districts 4 and 5 are elected in presidential election years. Although elected by districts, each member is charged by statute with representing the entire school district.

Because the school board elections are non-partisan, these races are frequently decided in the primary election. If a candidate gets a majority of the vote in the primary, he or she wins, and the race is not on the general election ballot in November. If no candidate has a majority of the vote, the top two are in a run-off on the November ballot. In the 2024 election, an amendment to the Florida Constitution was enacted that changes school board elections to partisan.

The school board appointed Tim Smith as superintendent. Smith was sworn in on November 17, 2020, replacing Malcolm Thomas, whose term ended. In May 2023, the school board voted (3 to 2) to terminate Smith's contract. The decision was highly controversial. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Keith Leonard, was selected to serve as the interim superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year.

Prior to 2018 voters directly elected the superintendent; voters chose to make the superintendent chosen by the school board that year. In 2023 the school board rejected a proposal to make the superintendent an elected position again.[12]

Schools

[edit]

Adult Centers

[edit]

High schools

[edit]

Middle schools

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  • Bellview Middle School
  • Beulah Academy of Science (Charter)
  • Beulah Middle School
  • Brown-Barge Middle School
  • Ernest Ward Middle School
  • Ferry Pass Middle School
  • Jim C. Bailey Middle School
  • Ransom Middle School
  • Warrington Middle School
  • Workman Middle School

Closed

[edit]
  • Woodham Middle School, formerly Woodham High School, was converted to a middle school following the 2006–07 school year. Closed the summer after the 2017-18 school year and began renovations to be converted into the new West Florida High School of Advanced Technology campus.
  • Wedgewood Middle School
  • Brentwood Middle School
  • Brownsville Middle School
2007 Changes
[edit]

Effective for the 2007–08 school year, Wedgewood Middle School and Brentwood Middle School students were transferred to Woodham High School, now Woodham Middle School. Brownsville Middle School students were transferred to Warrington Middle School, Brown Barge Middle School students were transferred into the Brentwood Middle School building, and Brownsville, Brentwood, and Wedgewood schools were closed.

2018 Changes
[edit]

Effective for the 2018-19 school year, Woodham Middle School students were transferred to Ferry Pass Middle School, Workman Middle School, Warrington Middle School, and Beulah Middle School. This was in preparation for Woodham's former campus to be refitted into a new campus for West Florida High School of Advanced Technology.

Elementary schools

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Pensacola Beach Elementary School was previously controlled by the district before becoming a charter school
  • A.K. Suter Elementary School
  • Bellview Elementary School
  • Beulah Elementary School
  • Blue Angels Elementary School[13]
  • Bratt Elementary School
  • C.A. Weis Elementary Community School
  • Cordova Park Elementary School
  • Ensley Elementary School
  • Ferry Pass Elementary School
  • Global Learning Academy
  • Hellen Caro Elementary School
  • Holm Elementary School
  • Jim Allen Elementary School
  • Kingsfield Elementary School (opened August 2018)
  • Lincoln Park Elementary School
  • Lipscomb Elementary School
  • Longleaf Elementary School
  • McArthur Elementary School
  • Molino Park Elementary School
  • Montclair Elementary School
  • Myrtle Grove Elementary School
  • N.B. Cook Elementary School
  • Navy Point Elementary School
  • O.J. Semmes Elementary School
  • Oakcrest Elementary School
  • Pine Meadow Elementary School
  • Pleasant Grove Elementary School
  • R.C. Lipscomb Elementary School
  • Scenic Heights Elementary SChool
  • Sherwood Elementary School
  • Warrington Elementary School
  • West Pensacola Elementary School

Pensacola Beach Elementary School, which became a charter school in 2001, is a part of the ECSD.[14]

Alternative Schools

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  • Escambia Virtual Academy (Virtual School)[15]

Failing schools

[edit]

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) determines which schools in the state of Florida should be considered "Failing." The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) began phasing out the FCAT in the 2010–11 academic year in response to the inauguration of the Common Core State Standards Initiative under the administration of US President Barack Obama in 2010.

FCAT and FSA scores are calculated per subject on a 0 to 100 scale, and ratings in the 0 to 20 or 20 to 40 range are rated "F" or "D" respectively, indicating severe performance shortcomings and contributing to a 2 and 3-year process respectively of "restarting" the school.[16]

In the 2017–18 school year, Escambia County placed as 52nd of 64 counties in the state by FSA performance,[17] with eleven of thirty-five elementary schools receiving a D rating and three of ten middle schools receiving a D rating. No high school performed at a rating of D or below, though Escambia High School and Ferry Pass Middle School both recorded an "I," or Incomplete rating for the 2017-18 school year.[18]

Elementary School Grades 2017-18 School Year Rating
Brentwood Elementary School PreK-5 D
C.A. Weis Elementary School PreK-5 D
Ensley Elementary School PreK-5 D
Global Learning Academy PreK-5 D
Longleaf Elementary School PreK-5 D
Navy Point Elementary School PreK-5 D
Oakcrest Elementary School PreK-5 D
Reinhardt Holm Elementary School PreK-5 D
Sherwood Elementary School PreK-5 D
Warrington Elementary School PreK-5 D
West Pensacola Elementary School PreK-5 D
Middle School Grades 2017-18 School Year Rating
Bellview Middle School 6-8 D
Warrington Middle School 6-8 D
Woodham Middle School 6-8 D
Ferry Pass Middle School 6-8 I
High School Grades 2017-18 School Year Rating
Escambia High School 9-12 I

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Student Enrollment".
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Escambia County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list
  3. ^ "Pen American Center, Inc., et al. v. Escambia County School District and the Escambia County School Board" (PDF). Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Picchi, Aimee (May 17, 2023). "Florida county school district sued by largest U.S. publisher over book ban". CBS News. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC et al v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al". UniCourt. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Allen, Joe (May 17, 2023). "PEN America v. Escambia County School Board". Protect Democracy. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC et al v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT et al". UniCourt. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Madani, Statecraft by Arman (July 3, 2023). "We Analyzed 1,626 Banned Books…Here's What We Found". Medium. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A.; Alter, Alexandra (May 17, 2023). "Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A.; Alter, Alexandra (May 17, 2023). "Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Escambia County School Board". Escambia County School District. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  12. ^ Misencik, Brittany (March 21, 2023). "Escambia County School Board votes against return to elected superintendent". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Blue Angels Elementary School".
  14. ^ Home. Pensacola Beach Elementary School. Retrieved on January 31, 2017.
  15. ^ "Escambia Virtual Academy: Home Page". Archived from the original on August 15, 2011.
  16. ^ "Florida Standards Assessments". Florida Department of Education. Florida Department of Education. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  17. ^ "Florida School Accountability Reports". Florida Department of Education. Florida Department of Education. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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