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Alumni: what's one memory from PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,604
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051000837
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
2500 LONGLEAF DR, PENSACOLA, FL 32526 · (850) 941-6150 · Escambia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,604 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Florida public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
892 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 | 439 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 423 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 340 | 21% |
Student demographics
65%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
34.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 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 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 32.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% 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 PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,604 | 55.6% | 36.8% |
| BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL GULFPORT | 1,039 | 56.5% | 43.9% |
| WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,533 | 52.6% | 32.4% |
| TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,539 | 55.3% | 36.1% |
| ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 1,634 | 58.3% | 40.1% |
| GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 1,125 | 59.6% | 42.4% |
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 PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #515 of 555 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #358 of 549 ▼ 42 | #5 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #540 of 559 ▲ 8 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,604 | #267 of 830 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #140 of 575 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #155 of 594 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #156 of 630 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #280 of 289 | #5 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
1,604
-91 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,746
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,604 | 82 | 19.6:1 | 56% (892) |
| 2023-24 | 1,737 | 80 | 21.7:1 | 61% (1,053) |
| 2022-23 | 1,870 | 80 | 23.4:1 | 62% (1,158) |
| 2020-21 | 1,695 | 80 | 21.2:1 | 57% (960) |
| 2017-18 | 1,614 | 93 | 17.4:1 | 60% (966) |
| 2015-16 | 1,706 | 94 | 18.1:1 | 56% (961) |
| 2010-11 | 1,789 | 114 | 15.7:1 | 58% (1,033) |
| 2000-01 | 1,671 | 92 | 18.2:1 | 41% (685) |
| 1990-91 | 1,746 | 101 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL.
About PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of PENSACOLA, Florida. The student body numbers 1,604 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.
ESCAMBIA has 36,795 students in 66 schools, and PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At 51%, Black students outnumber all other groups at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL combined. The school is also 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 21%. The chance that two students picked at random at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Teachers at the school number 82 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.6:1. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Escambia County, the average is about the same, 54%.
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL falls short of its prediction by 16.5 points. The model expects 53.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida; the school's rate is 36.8%.
In the county around the school, Escambia County, median household income is about $67,500, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 71 public schools operate in Escambia County, serving about 37,056 students.
ESCAMBIA VIRTUAL ACADEMY FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency of 36.8% compares with 48.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The number of students dropped from 1,695 to 1,604 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 21.2:1 to 19.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
- RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,180 students
Other schools in PENSACOLA
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,676 students
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,634 students
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,070 students
- JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 948 students
Other Pine Forest High schools
One other US public school is named Pine Forest High. PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Pine Forest HighFayetteville, NC · 1,551 students
Nearby schools
- ESCAMBIA VIRTUAL ACADEMY FRANCHISE0.2 mi · 159
- SUCCESS ACADEMY0.2 mi · 236
- LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 545
- BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 513
- LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 211
- BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL?
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,604 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.6:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL in?
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL is part of ESCAMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.