The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Science. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Park Elementary School
Lincoln Park Elementary sits on Kershaw Street in Pensacola's 32534 zip code, serving students from pre-K through fifth grade in the Escambia County School District. The school is small, a genuinely intimate setting for its grade band, and its student body reflects a heavily Black, economically concentrated population. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this one of the higher-need elementary schools in the area by that measure. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the records we reviewed, so families with children in those populations may want to ask the school directly about support structures.
On the Florida state assessments, the picture is one that parents should look into further with the school. Across grades three through five on the FAST ELA, proficiency rates range from the lower third of the tested grades up to roughly the middle, with the fourth grade performing comparably to what you might expect in a typical Florida school and third grade running well below. In math, results follow a similar uneven pattern, with third and fourth grades in a similar range to each other and fifth grade running noticeably lower. Fifth grade science comes in near mid-range. Taken together, fewer than half of students are scoring at grade-level proficiency in any tested subject or grade. That is a plainly stated result, and it reflects a school that, by attainment measures, is below where state norms sit. A parent weighing whether this school fits their child, particularly one already performing at or above grade level, would want to have a direct conversation with staff about classroom expectations, instructional approach, and what differentiated support looks like in practice. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether scores are moving up, down, or holding steady.
Because Lincoln Park ends at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit programming, and no career pathway data to discuss, as none of those apply to a pre-K through five school.
The surrounding housing market gives context for families thinking about where to live. Home values in the school's zip code are well below the Florida statewide median and below the national median as well, making the area among the more accessible parts of the Pensacola market from an entry cost standpoint. Rents have risen modestly year over year. The price-to-income ratio here is relatively manageable compared to what families face in many Florida markets, and estimated monthly ownership costs are in a range that tracks more closely with the rent than in higher-cost areas of the state.
Pensacola broadly is a city with real economic anchors: a large military presence at Naval Air Station Pensacola, major healthcare employers, Navy Federal Credit Union, and higher education through the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College. The city is growing, with downtown seeing new residential development and suburban Escambia County adding approved housing projects at a sustained pace. For families commuting to those major employers or stationed at NAS Pensacola, the 32534 corridor offers relative affordability.
At the district level, a few things are worth knowing. Escambia County voters renewed a half-cent sales tax for schools in late 2024, publicly reported as a dedicated funding stream for construction, renovations, and technology across the coming years. The district has also enacted restrictive materials policies, publicly reported as resulting in the removal of hundreds of library titles, including some well-known literary works, in response to state legislative direction. Separately, district governance is in an unsettled moment, with a ballot question about whether to return to an elected superintendent after voters switched to an appointed model by a narrow margin in a prior cycle.
Lincoln Park is a small neighborhood elementary in a high-poverty, predominantly Black community in Pensacola, with state assessment results that sit below grade-level norms across subjects. The affordability of the surrounding area is real. The academic performance gap relative to state benchmarks is also real, and families considering this school will want to understand directly from the school what plans and resources are in place to close it.
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