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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051004081
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY
899 HIGHWAY 97, MOLINO, FL 32577 · (850) 754-5000 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Florida public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
212 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
30%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
62.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
78.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 77.2% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 550 | 38.5% | 70.1% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIMS | 500 | 42.2% | 59.3% |
| RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRAWFORDVILLE | 552 | 34.1% | 65.7% |
| SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRAWFORDVILLE | 653 | 40.3% | 69.7% |
| CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CALLAHAN | 586 | 43.0% | 75.1% |
| LYNN HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LYNN HAVEN | 688 | 39.1% | 57.9% |
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 MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #458 of 2,136 | #3 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #342 of 2,149 ▼ 36 | #3 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #726 of 2,149 ▼ 35 | #10 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #1,219 of 2,267 | #12 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,004 of 2,077 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #1,851 of 2,108 | #33 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #1,623 of 2,188 | #34 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.5% | #238 of 621 | #1 of 7 |
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
550
+52 (+10%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 550 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 47% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 49% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 63% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 53% (224) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY.
About MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY is a public medium-sized elementary school in MOLINO, Florida. Its 550 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
ESCAMBIA (66 schools, 36,795 students) runs MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY.
The large majority of students at MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY, 83%, are White. Next come 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 64% White. MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 35 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 39% of students, or 212, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Escambia County, the average is 54%.
allk12 grades MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY an A-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 70.1% actual against 61.9% predicted.
Federal survey data for Escambia County show that median household income is about $67,500, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 71 public schools operate in Escambia County, serving about 37,056 students.
JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 8.3 miles from MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 498 to 550 over 4 years.
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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
Nearby schools
- JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 648
- CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.7 mi · 371
- RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL11.1 mi · 1,180
- KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.2 mi · 983
- WALLACE LAKE K-811.4 mi · 1,061
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.9 mi · 2,169
Frequently asked questions
About MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY?
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY public or private?
MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY 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.