Escambia Public Education crisis in a nutshell

Escambia County only has two 10 grades that exceed the state average (53%) for students that are performing on grade level or higher for English Language Arts –West Florida (70%) and Tate (57%).

Pensacola High fell one point short but its scores were boosted by the elite IB program that provided 40% at the Level 4 and 5 scores.

The lowest performing 10-graders were at Pine Forest (30%) and Escambia High (35%). At Pine Forest, 42% read and write on a third grade level or lower – Escambia 39%.

That means that 172 10-graders at Pine Forest and 162 at Escambia High spent a decade in the Escambia County School District – Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ tenure in office — and can barely read and write.

BTW, Pensacola High–that had 40% at Levels 4 and 5– also had 30 percent of its 10-graders at Level 1.

Spring 2019 FSA English Language Arts – Grade 10

School Name		# Students	Percentage: Level 3 or Above	1	2	3	4	5
State Average	10	196,275	53	23	24	22	21	10
WEST FLORIDA	10	323	70	10	20	30	26	15
J. M. TATE	10	534	57	21	22	25	21	11
PENSACOLA	10	359	52	30	18	11	20	20
WASHINGTON	10	422	50	25	25	21	21	8
NORTHVIEW	10	118	48	23	29	22	21	5
ESCAMBIA	10	416	35	39	26	19	12	5
PINE FOREST	10	410	30	42	28	17	11	1

The ninth grade scores are better —with four high schools above or within reach of the state average. However, one of three ninth-graders at Pine Forest (38%), Escambia (34%) and Pensacola High (33%) are reading and writing at third grade level or worse.

Spring 2019 Grade 9 FSA ELA

School Name	Grade	# Students	Percentage: Level 3 or Above	1	2	3	4	5
State Avg	09	203,549	55	24	22	21	22	12
WEST FLORIDA	09	321	70	10	20	29	29	12
PENSACOLA	09	374	53	33	14	13	22	17
J. M. TATE	09	514	51	23	26	24	18	9
WASHINGTON	09	452	51	26	23	23	21	7
NORTHVIEW	09	130	45	26	29	22	18	5
ESCAMBIA	09	421	37	34	28	19	15	3
PINE FOREST	09	390	35	38	28	18	13	4