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Elementary school grades troubling

Three years ago, Escambia County had 14 ‘A’ elementary (non-charter) schools. The last two years it has had only six.  However, the six ‘A’s are different from what they were last school year. Hellen Caro, A.K. Suter and Scenic Heights went from ‘B’s to ‘A’s.

The number of ‘B’ schools stayed the same in FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-2018 – 5.   Blue Angels, Lipcomb and Bratt dropped to ‘B’s. Jim Allen improved from a ‘C’ to a ‘B’. Lincoln Park dropped to a ‘C’.

The number of ‘C’ schools dropped (from 12 to 9) and ‘D’ schools increased (from 6 to 11). C.A. Weis, last year’s ‘turnaround school’, saw its ‘C’ drop to a ‘D’. Two years ago, Weis was a ‘F’ school.

The bright spot is both of the district’s two failing elementary schools improved.  Myrtle Grove made the greatest improvement, earning 132 more total points and improving its grade from a ‘F’ to a ‘C’.

Fifteen of the district’s 31 elementary schools earned less totals point in 2018 than they did last year.

Fourteen schools are listed in the state’s 300 Lowest Performing Elementary Schools:  Brentwood, Ensley, Montclair, Myrtle Grove, Navy Point, Oakcrest, O. J. Semmes, Sherwood, Warrington, C. A. Weis, West Pensacola, Reinhardt Holm, Longleaf  and Global Learning Academy.

With an English Language Arts Achievement score of 23, Oakcrest Elementary ranks near the bottom in the state.  Montclair and O.J. Semmes have 24’s.

When does Achieve Escambia start to kick in?

 

School Name Total Points Earned 2018 Total Points Earned 2017 Improvement Grade 2018 Grade 2017
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY 515 447 68 A A
N. B. COOK 505 471 34 A A
HELLEN CARO 454 416 38 A B
A. K. SUTER 444 416 28 A B
CORDOVA PARK 440 481 -41 A A
SCENIC HEIGHTS 439 391 48 A B
BLUE ANGELS 428 452 -24 B A
R. C. LIPSCOMB 423 450 -27 B A
BRATT 396 467 -71 B A
PINE MEADOW 378 402 -24 B B
JIM ALLEN 377 360 17 B C
FERRY PASS 356 360 -4 C C
MYRTLE GROVE 347 215 132 C F
PLEASANT GROVE 343 310 33 C C
L. D. MCARTHUR 341 360 -19 C C
O. J. SEMMES 336 247 89 C D
BEULAH 329 362 -33 C C
BELLVIEW 320 289 31 C C
MONTCLAIR 284 221 63 C D
LINCOLN PARK 174 107 67 C B
ENSLEY 281 272 9 D D
LONGLEAF 274 310 -36 D C
WEST PENSACOLA 272 308 -36 D C
REINHARDT HOLM 272 240 32 D D
BRENTWOOD 268 292 -24 D C
C. A. WEIS 261 293 -32 D C
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY 261 234 27 D D
WARRINGTON 260 215 45 D F
OAKCREST 255 306 -51 D C
SHERWOOD 253 284 -31 D C
NAVY POINT 232 262 -30 D D
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