MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized K-5 school in MOLINO, Florida, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls 550 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by ESCAMBIA.

MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 66 schools operated by ESCAMBIA, a district that educates 36,795 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder comes out to 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Escambia County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Escambia County put median household earnings sit near $67,500, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 71 public schools in Escambia County (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students).

JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 550). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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