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What tradition at WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,322
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051003703
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL
150 E BURGESS RD, PENSACOLA, FL 32503 · (850) 876-7300 · Escambia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,322 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
20.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
475 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 | 349 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 360 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 291 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%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
77.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL this school | 1,322 | 35.9% | 70.0% |
| NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 1,684 | 40.9% | 47.3% |
| F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 2,416 | 34.5% | 61.4% |
| FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,835 | 30.6% | 47.7% |
| WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 2,163 | 31.9% | 59.3% |
| ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,438 | 28.5% | 59.3% |
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 WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #97 of 555 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #218 of 549 ▲ 52 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #75 of 559 ▼ 19 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,322 | #335 of 830 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #170 of 575 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #91 of 594 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #413 of 630 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #249 of 289 | #4 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
1,322
+57 (+5%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,294
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 1,322 | 65.5 | 20.2:1 | 36% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 1,345 | 58 | 23.2:1 | 39% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 1,277 | 65.5 | 19.5:1 | 40% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 1,265 | 64 | 19.8:1 | 52% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 1,347 | 65 | 20.7:1 | 39% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 1,300 | 63 | 20.6:1 | 39% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 1,294 | 71 | 18.2:1 | 35% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL.
About WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL runs as a mid-sized high school in PENSACOLA, Florida. The school counted 1,322 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 28% bigger than the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
ESCAMBIA counts 36,795 students in its 66 schools, and WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL is one of them.
Of every 100 students at WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL, about 49 are White, the largest group. The school is also 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Escambia County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Staffing at WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL comes to 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.2:1. High schools in Florida have an average ratio of 23.5:1. On the income side, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Escambia County.
Among Florida public high schools, WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 63.2% for a school in Florida with WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL's free or reduced-price lunch share. WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL posts 70.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Escambia County show that median household income comes to about $67,500, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 71, with about 37,056 students.
BROWN BARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 70.0% versus a 47.0% average.
Federal data place WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 1,265 to 1,322.
The discussion board for WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- 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
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,604 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,070 students
- JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 948 students
Nearby schools
- BROWN BARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 542
- ENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 476
- ESCAMBIA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMY1.5 mi · 205
- JACKIE HARRIS PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.8 mi · 257
- LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 211
- FERRY PASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALWhat is the total enrollment at WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL?
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL enrolls approximately 1,322 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL serve?
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL have?
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
How diverse is WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL?
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL reports a student body of 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL in?
WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL is part of ESCAMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.