Bratt Elementary School, Century FL

Original Research by School Decision on Bratt Elementary School

Bratt Elementary sits on Highway 99 in Century, a small, historically rooted town in the far northeastern corner of Escambia County, pressed against the Alabama state line. Century grew up around a railroad and sawmill operation, and that founding character as a working-class company town still shapes the community today. The dominant local employer is the state correctional institution, which publicly reported sources say employs a large share of town residents. The town is small, poverty rates are high, and most residents rent rather than own. For families who do own or are considering buying, home values in the area are well below Florida's statewide median and have been appreciating modestly, which means the housing market here is among the more accessible in the state for buyers on modest incomes.

The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade, making it the primary elementary pathway for children in the area. Enrollment is at a comfortable size for a rural elementary school. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic conditions of the surrounding community. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Black or African American population and smaller Hispanic and multiracial groups. Data on English learner counts and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.

On Florida's statewide FAST assessments, Bratt's proficiency results across grades three through five sit roughly at or just below the midpoint in both ELA and math. Fourth grade math stands out as the stronger result within the school, noticeably above the other grade levels. Fifth grade ELA and the fifth grade science assessment come in below half of students reaching proficiency. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or declining. A parent curious about the trajectory would be worth asking the school directly. The comparison set available for Escambia County had only one district, so a formal ranking against county peers was not meaningful, and those comparisons are left out here rather than implied.

No program information was provided in the data, so information on enrichment offerings, gifted services, or specific student supports beyond what general ESEA designation data would show is absent. Title I status was listed as not available in the data.

At the district level, Escambia County voters recently renewed a half-cent school sales tax, publicly reported as generating dedicated ongoing funding for construction, renovations, and technology, which is a concrete signal of community investment in school facilities. Families interested in library and reading access should know that the district has, publicly reported, removed a large number of books from school media centers under state policy changes, including well-known literary titles, and has tightened the review process for instructional materials. That is a direct factor in what reading material will be available to students at Bratt and throughout Escambia schools. District governance is also in a period of transition, with a publicly reported August 2025 ballot question on whether to return to an elected superintendent, which means the structure overseeing the district may shift again in coming years.

The town itself has a library branch, outdoor access along the Escambia River and at Lake Stone, and a volunteer health clinic serving residents who are medically underserved. There is no documented public transit, and the area's road network reflects its railroad-era origins rather than a walkable grid. For families weighing this school, the picture is a small rural elementary in a tight-knit, economically modest community, with academic results that sit in the middle range on state measures and a district context that is actively shifting in several directions at once.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 58% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 60% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 52% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 53% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 55% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 53% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 56% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolESCAMBIA, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income51%Higher-income53%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income73%40 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income60%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income49%Higher-income55%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income75%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income68%34 pp gap