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What's the one class at A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051000811
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
501 PICKENS AVE, PENSACOLA, FL 32503 · (850) 595-6810 · Escambia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
242 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
-82 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
57%
was 66%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
25%
was 21%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an intimate elementary campus in PENSACOLA, Florida, part of ESCAMBIA, enrolls 500 students, covering grades K through 5.
ESCAMBIA runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 36,795 students. A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 25% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.
On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 69.7%, a residual of +12.8 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Escambia County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,500, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Escambia County's 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students), A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
325,923
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
37,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESCAMBIA
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,169 students
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,676 students
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,634 students
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,604 students
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
Other schools in PENSACOLA
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,676 students
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,634 students
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,604 students
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,070 students
Nearby schools
- N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 530
- COASTAL CONNECTIONS ACADEMY2.1 mi · 261
- O. J. SEMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 344
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,221
- CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 596
- COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE ANNEX2.8 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 57% White, 7% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ESCAMBIA.
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