The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) today released school grades for the 2022-23 school year. Escambia County earned a B for the fourth consecutive year.
Why this matters: Former Superintendent of Schools Tim Smith earned B’s his two years leading Escambia Public Schools. His predecessor, Malcolm Thomas only got for four B’s from 2010-2019.
The school grades show where the Escambia Children’s Trust should focus its Out-of-School Time dollars – will they pay attention or just rubber stamp the agenda item tomorrow?
Elementary Schools: Nine A’s but Three D’s and Four F’s
| HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY | A |
| N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY | A |
| CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY | A |
| PINE MEADOW ELEMENTARY | A |
| PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY | A |
| A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY | A |
| MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY | A |
| KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY | A |
| PENSACOLA BEACH ELEMENTARY , INC | A |
| JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY | B |
| BRATT ELEMENTARY | B |
| SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY | B |
| BEULAH ELEMENTARY | B |
| R. C. LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY | B |
| BLUE ANGELS ELEMENTARY | B |
| BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY , INC. | B |
| BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY | C |
| FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY | C |
| MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY | C |
| NAVY POINT ELEMENTARY | C |
| OAKCREST ELEMENTARY | C |
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY | C |
| C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY | C |
| WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY | C |
| REINHARDT HOLM ELEMENTARY | C |
| LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY | C |
| L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY | C |
| BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY | D |
| ENSLEY ELEMENTARY | D |
| O. J. SEMMES ELEMENTARY | D |
| MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY | F |
| WARRINGTON ELEMENTARY | F |
| LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY | F |
| GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY | F |
Middle Schools: The only A is the Brown Barge magnet school. However, Ernest Ward earned a B – remember this is the middle school that Urban Development Center got nearly $300K to try and help.
The focus for Children’s Trust should be Bellview and Warrington.
| BROWN BARGE MIDDLE | A |
| RANSOM MIDDLE | B |
| ERNEST WARD MIDDLE | B |
| FERRY PASS MIDDLE | C |
| J. H. WORKMAN MIDDLE | C |
| JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE | C |
| BEULAH MIDDLE | C |
| BEULAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE | C |
| BELLVIEW MIDDLE | D |
| WARRINGTON MIDDLE | D |
High Schools: West Florida – a magnet school – got an A.
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH | A |
| J. M. TATE HIGH | B |
| ESCAMBIA HIGH | C |
| PENSACOLA HIGH | C |
| PINE FOREST HIGH | C |
| WASHINGTON HIGH | C |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH | C |