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Enrollment
1,221
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051000805
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL
500 W MAXWELL ST, PENSACOLA, FL 32501 · (850) 595-1500 · Escambia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,221 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Florida public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
635 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 395 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 323 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 245 | 20% |
Student demographics
71%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
44.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,221 | 52.0% | 41.2% |
| LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY FORT PIERCE | 1,667 | 54.5% | 60.7% |
| VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL OCALA | 1,684 | 52.3% | 43.1% |
| OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 2,307 | 51.2% | 72.8% |
| TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,539 | 55.3% | 36.1% |
| GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 1,825 | 45.0% | 46.8% |
Matched among Florida high 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 PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #468 of 555 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #357 of 549 ▲ 75 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #448 of 559 ▲ 25 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,221 | #353 of 830 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #163 of 575 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #31 of 594 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #200 of 630 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #90 of 289 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,221
-171 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,787
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,221 | 61 | 20.0:1 | 52% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 1,205 | 48 | 25.1:1 | 57% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 1,229 | 69 | 17.8:1 | 55% (673) |
| 2020-21 | 1,392 | 71 | 19.6:1 | 46% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 1,440 | 81 | 17.8:1 | 50% (723) |
| 2015-16 | 1,447 | 83 | 17.4:1 | 62% (890) |
| 2010-11 | 1,655 | 112 | 14.8:1 | 58% (957) |
| 2000-01 | 1,761 | 106 | 16.6:1 | 60% (1,065) |
| 1990-91 | 1,787 | 110 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL.
About PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school that serves part of PENSACOLA, Florida. The school reports 1,221 students in grades 9 through 12.
Across its 66 schools, ESCAMBIA enrolls 36,795 students. PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The most common group at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is Black students, at 43%. It is also 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Escambia County's residents are about 21% Black, 22 points below the school's share. PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is 61 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.0:1. That is lower than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The school counts 635 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 52%. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Escambia County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.2% is 13.9 points below the 55.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Escambia County has about 325,923 residents, and the median household income is $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%. In all, Escambia County has 71 public schools and roughly 37,056 students.
Of nearby public schools, HOSPITAL & HOMEBOUND is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 41.2% is below the 48.1% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 1,221 students in 2024-25, 171 fewer than the 1,392 it had in 2020-21.
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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
- RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,180 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
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,070 students
- JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 948 students
Nearby schools
- HOSPITAL & HOMEBOUND0.9 mi · 21
- ESCAMBIA SCH. DIST. JAIL PROG.0.9 mi · 6
- COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE ANNEX0.9 mi · 78
- ESCAMBIA JUVENILE DETENTION0.9 mi · 67
- C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 538
- N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL?
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,221 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 43% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL?
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ESCAMBIA in Escambia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.