Recap: Escambia County School District

The Escambia County School District earned a B for the 2018-19 school year. However, the district performed poorly when compared to other large school districts with more than 20,000 students.

Of the 29 school districts that have over 20,000 students, Escambia tied for #26 in English Language Arts with only two districts lower. In Mathematics, the district had the lowest percentage performing at grade level. In Science, Escambia tied for #26 with only two districts lower. In Social Studies, Escambia had the lowest percentage.

Recap: Escambia County School District – lowest performing large school district in Mathematics and Social Students; only two districts lower in English Language Arts and Science.

Folks, we have a crisis in public education in Escambia County.


English Language Arts

Only half of the Escambia County School District’s 39,974 students read on their grade level. Out of the 29 school districts that have over 20,000 students, Escambia tied for #26 – with only two districts with lower percentages.

As far as gains, Escambia ranked last – with 50%. In gains for the lowest 25%, Escambia tied at #24 – with three districts lower.

DistrictTotalELA RankEnglish Gain Rank GainsLowest RankLowest 25%
ALACHUA29,845125812552840
BAY28,1291258857249
BREVARD73,734762458547
BROWARD270,9789608571345
CLAY38,264663458547
COLLIER47,43696012552043
DUVAL130,245265025522043
ESCAMBIA39,974265029512442
HERNANDO22,807215425521644
HILLSBOROUGH220,257175512552043
LAKE43,947175522532442
LEE94,417175512542142
LEON33,978125812542840
MANATEE49,31021531254547
MARION42,941274822531644
MIAMI-DADE350,456861458547
OKALOOSA31,856465857448
ORANGE209,114165612551644
OSCEOLA68,561255222531345
PALM BEACH194,1861159857547
PASCO75,059155712551046
PINELLAS100,987175512551345
POLK105,673274819502442
SANTA ROSA28,479366259150
SARASOTA43,1192672591046
SEMINOLE68,2895644581644
ST. JOHNS41,908175163249
ST. LUCIE41,418215312541046
VOLUSIA63,249215325522741

Mathematics

Escambia had only 48 percent of its students handle math on their grade level–the lowest of the 29 school districts with over 20,000 students.With it comes to gains, the district tied for #25 -with only one district lower. For the gains for the lowest 25%, Escambia tied for #26 with only one district lower.

District Math RankMathGains RankGainsLowest RankLowest 25%
ALACHUA185816571944
BAY146024541445
BREVARD962561947
BROWARD126112591445
CLAY566860749
COLLIER5661259351
DUVAL185816571146
ESCAMBIA294925522642
HERNANDO165921551445
HILLSBOROUGH235616571944
LAKE205720562642
LEE1659860749
LEON96212592343
MANATEE1261561351
MARION275021551944
MIAMI-DADE9621558947
OKALOOSA273265253
ORANGE205716571445
OSCEOLA275025522343
PALM BEACH8638601146
PASCO14608601944
PINELLAS205721552343
POLK265129512642
SANTA ROSA470462550
SARASOTA372365550
SEMINOLE5665611146
ST. JOHNS180168156
ST. LUCIE255225521445
VOLUSIA245425522939

Science & Social Studies

In Science and Social Studies, Escambia ranked at or near the bottom for districts with more than 20,000 students. In Science, the district tied for 26, with only two districts lower. In Social Studies, Escambia had the lowest percentage.

DistrictSci. RankScienceSS  RankSocial Studies
ALACHUA12591572
BAY1259776
BREVARD9601074
BROWARD22551572
CLAY568381
COLLIER8611074
DUVAL23541971
ESCAMBIA26532958
HERNANDO9601074
HILLSBOROUGH21561572
LAKE16581971
LEE26532668
LEON1957578
MANATEE2354776
MARION28512370
MIAMI-DADE16581074
OKALOOSA269479
ORANGE9602370
OSCEOLA23541572
PALM BEACH12591473
PASCO12591971
PINELLAS19572370
POLK29482866
SANTA ROSA369677
SARASOTA369283
SEMINOLE665776
ST. JOHNS178189
ST. LUCIE16581971
VOLUSIA7632668
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