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FCAT Science scores a mixed bag

   June 7, 2011

You have to love how the daily newspaper spins the FCAT scores of the Escambia Public School District, without any critical analysis. The paper ignores the reading and math, but hones in on the science scores—not of all the system, just high school.

Here are the numbers:

Fifth grade: only 11 of the 33 elementary schools posted equal to or higher than the state science average for percentage of students who scored 3 or higher.

 

GRADE 05 51
N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY 70
SCENIC HEIGHTS 68
HELLEN CARO 68
MOLINO PARK 65
A. K. SUTER 63
PINE MEADOW 62
R. C. LIPSCOMB 61
BLUE ANGELS 58
CORDOVA PARK 53
L. D. MCARTHUR 51
BRATT ELEMENTARY 51
JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY 50
ENSLEY ELEMENTARY 49
BEULAH ELEMENTARY 46
BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY 46
REINHERDT HOLM 45
PLEASANT GROVE 45
BRENTWOOD 45
MYRTLE GROVE 44
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY 43
ALLIE YNIESTRA ELEM. 39
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY 38
OAKCREST ELEMENTARY 38
GEORGE S. HALLMARK 37
FERRY PASS 36
WARRINGTON 35
SPENCER BIBBS 27
NAVY POINT 25
O. J. SEMMES 24
MONTCLAIR 24
WEST PENSACOLA 23
LINCOLN PARK 23
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY 22

Eighth grade: only 3 of nine bested the state average. Warrington Middle is at the bottom.

 

GRADE 08 46
BROWN BARGE MIDDLE 64
RANSOM MIDDLE 54
JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE 51
FERRY PASS MIDDLE 43
ERNEST WARD MIDDLE 42
J. H. WORKMAN MIDDLE 39
BELLVIEW MIDDLE 29
WOODHAM MIDDLE 28
WARRINGTON MIDDLE 22

Eleventh grade: Only Pine Forest High didn’t equal or beat the state average.

 

GRADE 11 40
WEST FLORIDA HIGH 54
J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH 48
PENSACOLA HIGH 46
NORTHVIEW HIGH 43
ESCAMBIA HIGH 42
WASHINGTON SENIOR 40
PINE FOREST HIGH 37
GRADE 05 51
N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 70
SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHL 68
HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 68
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY 65
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 63
PINE MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 62
R. C. LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHL 61
BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. 59
BLUE ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 58
CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 53
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHL 51
BRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51
JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 50
ENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 49
BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 46
BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 46
REINHERDT HOLM ELEMENTARY SCHL 45
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHL 45
BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 45
MYRTLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 44
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 43
ALLIE YNIESTRA ELEM. SCHOOL 39
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38
OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38
GEORGE S. HALLMARK ELEMENTARY 37
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 36
WARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 35
SPENCER BIBBS ELEMENTARY SCHL 27
NAVY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 25
O. J. SEMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 24
MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 24
WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHL 23
LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 23
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 22
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