The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Warrington Elementary School
Warrington Elementary sits on North Navy Boulevard in southwest Pensacola, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade within the Escambia County public school district. It is a small school for its grade band, and the student body reflects the surrounding community in important ways: a very large share of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school among the more economically disadvantaged campuses in the district. The racial and ethnic composition is majority Black, with White and Hispanic students making up most of the remainder, along with smaller multiracial and Asian populations.
State testing results from Florida's FAST assessments paint a picture that parents should examine closely. In reading and language arts, proficiency rates across the tested grades range from just below to just above half of students scoring at grade level, with fifth grade performing somewhat better than third and fourth. Math results are lower and more variable across grades, with third grade near the middle, fourth grade a bit below that, and fifth grade well below the others. The fifth-grade science assessment, administered as the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, shows roughly a third of students reaching proficiency. None of these figures approach a majority in most grades, and families whose children are approaching or at grade level will want to ask the school directly about its instructional supports, intervention structures, and how progress is monitored year to year. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say from the data whether these results are improving, stable, or declining.
IEP and English learner population data were not reported in the data provided, so the scope of special education and language support services here is a gap a parent should ask the school to address directly. No program offerings data was included in the payload.
The school is part of a district that has been active on several fronts. Publicly reported, voters renewed a dedicated half-cent sales tax for schools in late 2024, extending a funding stream for construction, renovations, and technology investments for several more years. That matters for families thinking about facility quality over time. The district has also moved to remove a substantial number of library and instructional titles following state guidance, a policy some families will weigh and others will not, but it is a concrete change to what reading materials are accessible to students in school. District governance itself is in a period of uncertainty: a ballot question placed before voters in August 2025 could determine whether the superintendent returns to an elected position, which would affect how the district is held accountable going forward.
The surrounding Pensacola community is shaped heavily by Naval Air Station Pensacola, which draws a transient but substantial military-connected population to the southwest end of the city where Warrington sits. The broader city is in a period of growth, with residential development accelerating across both downtown and suburban Escambia County, and a housing market where values sit close to both state and national benchmarks. Rents have crept upward modestly over the past year. Affordability relative to local incomes is reasonable compared to many metro areas, though the overall housing cost environment has tightened.
For a family relocating to or already living in the Warrington neighborhood, this school reflects where it is: a community-anchored, Title I-eligible elementary serving a population with significant economic need, in a city growing fast enough that school conditions can shift. The academic proficiency numbers as reported are below where many families hope to see an elementary school, and a parent wanting to understand the school's trajectory and support systems would do well to visit and ask specific questions before drawing conclusions.
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