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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051000840
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
330 E TEN MILE RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32534 · (850) 494-5625 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
339 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
57.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 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 down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
599
-151 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.2:1
% White
46%
was 53%
% Hispanic
10%
was 7%
% Black
34%
was 31%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized primary school in PENSACOLA, Florida, overseen by ESCAMBIA. The school instructs 599 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 66 schools in ESCAMBIA (36,795 students total), L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 34% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.
In the area at large, Escambia County reports that median household income runs about $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 L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
ESCAMBIA WESTGATE CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.8%.
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 599). The White share of enrollment fell from 53% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 WESTGATE CENTER0.1 mi · 127
- R. C. LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 692
- PINE MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 743
- JACKIE HARRIS PREPARATORY ACADEMY2.3 mi · 257
- ENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 476
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 2,169
Frequently asked questions
About L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 599 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 46% White, 10% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
L. D. MCARTHUR 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.