Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009010622
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY
1025 REDWOOD AVE, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401 · (850) 767-1610 · Bay County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Florida public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
280 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 54% larger than its 4th grade class (54).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
26.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY this school | 394 | 71.1% | 27.0% |
| GOLFVIEW ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL ROCKLEDGE | 448 | 68.8% | 36.1% |
| GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 445 | 77.1% | 41.7% |
| NAVY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 484 | 66.5% | 32.5% |
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 452 | 74.3% | 42.5% |
| NORMANDY VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 503 | 68.8% | 38.2% |
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 OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,108 of 2,136 | #22 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #2,131 of 2,149 ▲ 2 | #23 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #2,109 of 2,149 ▼ 63 | #23 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,784 of 2,267 | #20 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #752 of 2,077 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #339 of 2,108 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #417 of 2,188 | #2 of 23 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 71% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 81% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 10 | 25.0:1 | 89% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY.
About OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY
Among the schools in PANAMA CITY, Florida, is OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY, a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 394 students, spread over pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students, which makes this school 35% below average.
BAY includes 47 schools. Together they enroll 27,494 students.
Of every 100 students at OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY, about 46 are Black, the largest group. Smaller groups are 24% White, 22% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bay County is roughly 10% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY is 15.2:1, based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Bay County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Florida public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.0% is 18.5 points below the 45.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Bay County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,533, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 50 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,672, OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY among them.
ROSENWALD HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
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Frequently asked questions
About OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMYHow many students attend OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY?
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-04.
Is OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY have?
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY?
Student demographics at OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY are roughly 24% White, 22% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY public or private?
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAY.
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