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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051002819
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2701 N Q ST, PENSACOLA, FL 32505 · (850) 595-6888 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
481 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
31.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -9.2pp since 2023
What 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.8% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 41.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 538 | 89.4% | 36.4% |
| TURIE T. SMALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 597 | 91.0% | 36.0% |
| W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 463 | 86.6% | 27.6% |
| POTTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 467 | 85.9% | 22.1% |
| HAVANA MAGNET SCHOOL HAVANA | 558 | 84.4% | 40.5% |
| SMART POPE LIVINGSTON ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 405 | 85.2% | N/A |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,937 of 2,136 | #26 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #2,074 of 2,149 ▼ 307 | #31 of 34 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #2,025 of 2,149 ▼ 53 | #31 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #1,272 of 2,267 | #14 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,528 of 2,077 | #30 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #1,721 of 2,108 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #39 of 2,188 | #1 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #1,324 of 1,374 | #26 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 89% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 92% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 93% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 87% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 88% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 94% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 40 | 11.5:1 | 78% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 94% (711) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In PENSACOLA, Florida, C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 538 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
ESCAMBIA has 66 schools and 36,795 students, and C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Black students make up 78% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Escambia County is about 21% Black. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 31 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.4:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 89% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Escambia County average 54%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Florida, C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.4% actual against a predicted 36.4%.
Census estimates describe Escambia County this way: the median household income is $67,500, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Escambia County has 71 public schools and roughly 37,056 students.
The closest other public school is ESCAMBIA JUVENILE DETENTION, about 0.4 miles away. C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.1% on proficiency, and C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 36.4%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 538, starting from 533. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.4:1, from 15.2:1.
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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
- ESCAMBIA JUVENILE DETENTION0.4 mi · 67
- OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 527
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,221
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 363
- HOSPITAL & HOMEBOUND1.3 mi · 21
- COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE ANNEX1.3 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 5% Hispanic, 78% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ESCAMBIA in Escambia County.
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