WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a compact elementary campus in PENSACOLA, Florida, WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 485 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of ESCAMBIA.

Across the 66 schools in ESCAMBIA (36,795 students total), WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Escambia County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Escambia County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,500, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 71 public schools in Escambia County (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students).

CAPSTONE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.1%.

WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 11%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 485 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 7% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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