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What's something FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051000795
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8310 N DAVIS HWY, PENSACOLA, FL 32514 · (850) 494-5605 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
415 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 | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
66%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
54.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 49.3% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 579 | 71.7% | 54.3% |
| LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 545 | 68.1% | 49.7% |
| BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 513 | 69.6% | 57.1% |
| SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 492 | 72.0% | 44.6% |
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 452 | 74.3% | 42.5% |
| UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 529 | 76.4% | 31.8% |
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 FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,124 of 2,136 | #17 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #1,102 of 2,149 ▲ 312 | #14 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #1,071 of 2,149 ▲ 134 | #16 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #1,102 of 2,267 | #11 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,280 of 2,077 | #20 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #465 of 2,108 | #10 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #395 of 2,188 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #1,213 of 1,374 | #23 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
579
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 579 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 72% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 76% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 74% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 66% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 72% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 68% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 73% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 55% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 39 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in PENSACOLA, Florida, one of the schools in ESCAMBIA. A federal count lists 579 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to ESCAMBIA, a district of 66 schools and 36,795 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black (47%). Enrollment also includes 30% White, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 21% share among Escambia County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The teaching staff at FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. About 72% of students, or 415, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Escambia County is 18 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 54.3%. Predicted: 45.3%.
Among Escambia County residents, median household income is about $67,500, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 71 public schools in Escambia County, which together enroll about 37,056 students.
The closest other public school is FERRY PASS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 48.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (581) to 2024-25 (579).
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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
- FERRY PASS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 897
- ESCAMBIA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMY1.6 mi · 205
- J. H. WORKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 602
- ENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 476
- REINHARDT HOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 480
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,676
Frequently asked questions
About FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ESCAMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.