HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in PENSACOLA, Florida, run under ESCAMBIA, educateing 517 students in grades pre-K through 5.

ESCAMBIA comprises 66 schools with combined enrollment of 36,795 students; HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Escambia County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.4%; this one delivers 67.0%.

Around the school, census data for Escambia County shows median household income runs about $67,500, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Escambia County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students), of which HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.2%.

HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 38%: 836 students in 2018 compared to 517 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 68% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, 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.