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C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized elementary campus in PENSACOLA, Florida, one of the schools within ESCAMBIA, works with 538 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
ESCAMBIA runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 36,795 students. C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 8% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Escambia County's rate of about 54%.
After controlling for student poverty, C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.4%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Escambia County put the typical household earns roughly $67,500 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Escambia County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students), of which C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
ESCAMBIA JUVENILE DETENTION is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 37.1%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 538). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Escambia County at a glance
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