Escambia County School District

Escambia County School District
Location
Pensacola United States
District information
Type	Public
Motto	"Making a positive Difference"
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Tim Smith
Schools	51
Budget	$617,784,087.64
Students and staff
Students	40,496[1]
Teachers	5372
Other information
Schedule	Elementary 7AM-2PM CST Middle 9AM-4PM High School 8AM-3PM
Website	www.escambia.k12.fl.us

The Escambia County School District (ECSD) is the organization responsible for the administration of public schools in Escambia County, Florida, in the United States. The district currently administers 35 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and seven high schools, as well as a number of specialized centers. The district is administered by an appointed superintendent and a five-member school board. The superintendent of schools is Timothy Smith, who replaced Malcolm Thomas. Thomas served an initial four-year term that began November 18, 2008, and was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. The Escambia County electors voted in November 2018, to switch from an elected superintendent to an appointed superintendent. Prior to 2020, the superintendent was elected in presidential election years. The deputy superintendent of schools is Shenna Payne, a former principal of .

Board[]

The members of the school board are:^[2]

• District 1 - Kevin Adams (vice chair)
• District 2 - Paul Fetsko
• District 3 - Laura Edler
• District 4 - Patty Hightower
• District 5 - Bill Slayton (chair)

Members are elected in their respective districts for a four-year term. Representatives from districts 1, 2, and 3 are elected in non-presidential election years. Representatives for districts 4 and 5 are elected in presidential election years. Although elected by districts, each member is charged by statute with representing the entire school district.

Because the school board elections are non-partisan, these races are frequently decided in the primary election. If a candidate gets a majority of the vote in the primary, he or she wins, and the race is not on the general election ballot in November. If no candidate has a majority of the vote, the top two are in a run-off on the November ballot.

The school board appointed Tim Smith as superintendent. Smith was sworn in on November 17, 2020, replacing Malcolm Thomas, whose term ended.

Schools[]

Adult Centers[]

• Dixon Educational Center
• George Stone Technical Center

High schools[]

• Escambia High School (Gator)
• Northview High School (Chief)
• Pensacola High School (Tiger)
• Pine Forest High School (Eagle)
• J. M. Tate High School (Aggie)
• Booker T. Washington High School (Wildcat)
• West Florida High School of Advanced Technology (Jaguar)

Middle schools[]

• Bellview Middle School
• Beulah Academy of Science (Charter)
• Beulah Middle School
• Brown-Barge Middle School
• Ernest Ward Middle School
• Ferry Pass Middle School
• Jim C. Bailey Middle School
• Ransom Middle School
• Warrington Middle School
• Workman Middle School

Closed[]

• Woodham Middle School, formerly Woodham High School, was converted to a middle school following the 2006–07 school year. Closed the summer after the 2017-18 school year and began renovations to be converted into the new West Florida High School of Advanced Technology campus.
• Wedgewood Middle School
• Brentwood Middle School
• Brownsville Middle School

2007 Changes[]

Effective for the 2007–08 school year, Wedgewood Middle School and Brentwood Middle School students were transferred to Woodham High School, now Woodham Middle School. Brownsville Middle School students were transferred to Warrington Middle School, Brown Barge Middle School students were transferred into the Brentwood Middle School building, and Brownsville, Brentwood, and Wedgewood schools were closed.

2018 Changes[]

Effective for the 2018-19 school year, Woodham Middle School students were transferred to Ferry Pass Middle School, Workman Middle School, Warrington Middle School, and Beulah Middle School. This was in preparation for Woodham's former campus to be refitted into a new campus for West Florida High School of Advanced Technology.

Elementary schools[]

Pensacola Beach Elementary School was previously controlled by the district before becoming a charter school

• A.K. Suter Elementary School
• Bellview Elementary School
• Beulah Elementary School
• Blue Angels Elementary School^[3]
• Bratt Elementary School
• C.A. Weis Elementary Community School
• Cordova Park Elementary School
• Ensley Elementary School
• Ferry Pass Elementary School
• Global Learning Academy
• Hellen Caro Elementary School
• Holm Elementary School
• Jim Allen Elementary School
• Kingsfield Elementary School (opened August 2018)
• Lincoln Park Elementary School
• Lipscomb Elementary School
• Longleaf Elementary School
• McArthur Elementary School
• Molino Park Elementary School
• Montclair Elementary School
• Myrtle Grove Elementary School
• N.B. Cook Elementary School
• Navy Point Elementary School
• O.J. Semmes Elementary School
• Oakcrest Elementary School
• Pine Meadow Elementary School
• Pleasant Grove Elementary School
• R.C. Lipscomb Elementary School
• Scenic Heights Elementary SChool
• Sherwood Elementary School
• Warrington Elementary School
• West Pensacola Elementary School

Pensacola Beach Elementary School, which became a charter school in 2001, is a part of the ECSD.^[4]

Alternative Schools[]

• Escambia Virtual Academy (Virtual School)^[5]

Failing schools[]

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) determines which schools in the state of Florida should be considered "Failing." The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) began phasing out the FCAT in the 2010–11 academic year in response to the inauguration of the Common Core State Standards Initiative under the administration of US President Barack Obama in 2010.

FCAT and FSA scores are calculated per subject on a 0 to 100 scale, and ratings in the 0 to 20 or 20 to 40 range are rated "F" or "D" respectively, indicating severe performance shortcomings and contributing to a 2 and 3-year process respectively of "restarting" the school.^[6]

In the 2017–18 school year, Escambia County placed as 52nd of 64 counties in the state by FSA performance,^[7] with eleven of thirty-five elementary schools receiving a D rating and three of ten middle schools receiving a D rating. No high school performed at a rating of D or below, though Escambia High School and Ferry Pass Middle School both recorded an "I," or Incomplete rating for the 2017-18 school year.^[8]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

• Escambia County School District
• Escambia County School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)