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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051007989
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY
100 N P ST, PENSACOLA, FL 32505 · (850) 430-7560 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
391 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 | 53 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
47%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
35.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 26.5% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY this school | 489 | 80.0% | 31.9% |
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 446 | 79.1% | 47.7% |
| SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 459 | 77.8% | 40.9% |
| GULFPORT MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GULFPORT | 421 | 79.3% | 46.6% |
| OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 432 | 78.5% | 31.8% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVIERA BEACH | 397 | 78.3% | 38.0% |
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 GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #2,035 of 2,136 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #2,135 of 2,149 ▼ 21 | #34 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,949 of 2,149 ▲ 33 | #29 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #1,464 of 2,267 | #20 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,067 of 2,077 | #14 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #1,476 of 2,108 | #27 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #150 of 2,188 | #6 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #300 of 1,374 | #5 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
489
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 489 | 30.8 | 15.9:1 | 80% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 88% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 90% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 87% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 52 | 12.8:1 | 89% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 89% (680) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY.
About GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY is a small elementary school that serves part of PENSACOLA, Florida. The school has 489 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
ESCAMBIA counts 36,795 students in its 66 schools, and GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY is one of them.
Of every 100 students at GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY, about 71 are Black. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 21%. The diversity index for GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 80% of students at GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Escambia County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.1% at GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.9%.
The school's county is Escambia County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $67,500, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Escambia County's 71 public schools enroll about 37,056 students and include GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY.
The closest school to GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY is OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 1.7 miles away. GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.9% against a local average of 37.2%.
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. The school's ratio increased from 11.3:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 527
- COASTAL CONNECTIONS ACADEMY1.7 mi · 261
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,221
- C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 538
- WARRINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.9 mi · 559
- ESCAMBIA JUVENILE DETENTION1.9 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY?
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY serve?
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY.
How diverse is GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY?
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY reports a student body of 11% White, 12% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY in?
GLOBAL LEARNING ACADEMY is part of ESCAMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.