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 |