HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER

Located at 129 N MERRITT ST, in PENSACOLA, Florida, HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER is a minimally staffed K-12 campus that works with 30 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within ESCAMBIA. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 92% smaller than typical.

ESCAMBIA comprises 66 schools with combined enrollment of 36,795 students; HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER is among them.

Demographically, HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Escambia County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Escambia County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,500, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Escambia County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students), of which HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER is one.

WARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. HOPE HORIZON AT JUDY ANDREWS CENTER's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 37 (now 30). The Black share of enrollment declined from 43% to 27% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.