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Schools in Century · Escambia County School District

Century’s public schools score below 83% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Century’s districts is 43%, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Century, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

44%

▼ 8 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

43%

▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

81%

▼ 7 pts vs FL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$12.7K

▼ 2% vs FL $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

17.2

FL 18.0 · smaller classes

Schools in town

33,942 students on the public path

In brief

Century’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,721 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

32 elementary schools, then eight middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Century’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Florida school districts. Both inputs trail the Florida average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 17%

Lower resultsHigher results

Florida towns with similar household incomes (19)Better than 21%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 20,896 test results and a graduating class of 2,606 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Century’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,202 in math, 21,590 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Century, with each school’s own grade.

32 schools teach K in Century’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.

Kingsfield Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cantonment

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Century’s public schools score below 83% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

Century’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

32 elementary schools, then eight middle and seven high schools

What’s behind Century’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Century vs. its neighbors

Every school in Century

Questions about Century’s schools

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