Escambia County students in grades 3-8 performing at or above grade level were only two percentage points behind the state average at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year but finished nine points behind.
Statewide PM1: 14% PM3: 56%
Escambia PM1: 12% PM3: 47%
Elementary Schools
The elementary schools did better than the middle schools. Fourth graders finished three points higher than the state average – coming from six points below.
| Third Grade | PM1 | PM3 | Improve |
| STATEWIDE | 9% | 59% | 50% |
| ESCAMBIA | 7% | 51% | 44% |
| Difference | -2% | -8% | -6% |
| Fourth Grade | PM1 | PM3 | Improve |
| STATEWIDE | 28% | 61% | 33% |
| ESCAMBIA | 22% | 58% | 36% |
| Difference | -6% | -3% | 3% |
| Fifth Grade | PM1 | PM3 | Improve |
| STATEWIDE | 15% | 55% | 40% |
| ESCAMBIA | 12% | 47% | 35% |
| Difference | -3% | -8% | -5% |
Middle Schools
The middle scores were pulled down by the eighth grade – which started at 3% performing at grade level or above. However, none of the middle grades averaged higher than 28%.
| 6th Grade | PM1 | PM3 | Improve |
| STATEWIDE | 19% | 54% | 35% |
| ESCAMBIA | 14% | 41% | 27% |
| Difference | -5% | -13% | -8% |
| 7th Grade | PM1 | PM3 | Improve |
| STATEWIDE | 19% | 48% | 29% |
| ESCAMBIA | 24% | 48% | 24% |
| Difference | 5% | 0% | -5% |
| 8th Grade | PM1 | PM3 | Improve |
| STATEWIDE | 12% | 55% | 43% |
| ESCAMBIA | 3% | 31% | 28% |
| Difference | -9% | -24% | -15% |