Montclair Elementary needs turnaround

The school that is having trouble with the FCAT is Montclair Elementary. It has gone from “A” school three years ago to a “F”. It was the turnaround school of the 2007-2008 school year.

School Grades
2009-10: F
2008-09: D
2007-08: A
2006-07: F

Percentage of students at the lowest level on the FCAT – Score:1
(higher the number, larger percentage failing)

Reading/Third Grade
2009-10: 39—-16 pt. jump from 07-08
2008-09: 43
2007-08: 23

Reading/Fourth Grade
2009-10: 39—-8 pt. jump from 07-08
2008-09: 35
2007-08: 31

Reading/Fifth Grade
2009-10: 44—-17 pt. jump from 07-08
2008-09: 33
2007-08: 27

Math/Third Grade
2009-10: 31—-15 pt. jump from 07-08
2008-09: 20
2007-08: 16

Math/Fourth Grade
2009-10: 33—-14 pt. jump from 07-08
2008-09: 15
2007-08: 19

Math/Fifth Grade
2009-10: 40—-7 pt. jump from 07-08
2008-09: 31
2007-08: 33

The school is in Commissioner Marie Young’s district. Linda Moultrie is the school board member for it. We know from interviews with ECSO that are gang issues in the neighborhoods surrounding the school. The entire community needs to get involved here.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”