The top reported proficiency rate is 17% in Math. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace
St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace is a small public alternative elementary school within the Bay district in Panama City, Florida, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Its enrollment is quite small relative to a typical elementary school, and the student body reflects substantial economic need, with a large majority of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Racially, the school is majority white with meaningful Black and multiracial populations. Data on English learner enrollment and special education rates were not available in what was provided.
Because this is classified as an alternative school, the standard proficiency benchmarks and comparisons carry a different weight than they would at a conventional neighborhood elementary. Alternative schools frequently serve students who are working through circumstances that made a traditional setting difficult, and proficiency data reflects those realities rather than offering a straightforward apples-to-apples read against nearby schools. With that context on the table: state FAST assessment results from the most recent year show proficiency rates in both math and English language arts that are quite low across tested grades, and fifth-grade science results follow a similar pattern. These numbers are well below Florida norms. A parent should talk directly with school staff about what support structures are in place, what the school's specific mission is, and how academic progress is tracked and supported for individual students, because those conversations will tell you far more than the aggregate proficiency figures can.
Trend data was not available, so there is no way from this data to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or a stable baseline.
No information on programs, course offerings, staffing, attendance, or discipline data was provided. The comparison framework flagged that the county has too few entities at the relevant level to produce a meaningful proficiency comparison, so no peer positioning is available.
The school sits within Panama City proper, a city in active redevelopment. The area around downtown has seen recent streetscape improvements, and a Community Redevelopment Agency is working across several districts using tax financing to address infrastructure and promote new housing and commercial activity. The local economy draws heavily from military installations, healthcare, and a range of service-sector employers. Home values in the zip code are meaningfully below Florida's statewide median, and rents have been edging upward recently, though the rent-to-income ratio locally sits at a relatively manageable level compared to many Florida markets.
For Bay district-level strategic priorities or recent policy changes, research did not surface confirmed details, so that is left out rather than guessed at.
What this school is, in plain terms, is a small alternative public elementary serving a high-need population in a city undergoing steady rebuilding. The academic results as reported are weak by conventional measures, but those measures are a limited lens for an alternative setting. Anyone considering this school should focus their inquiry on what specific student needs the school addresses, what its capacity for individualized support looks like, and whether that mission aligns with what their child needs.
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