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Pace Center for Girls Inc.

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

328 NE 1st Ave, Ocala, FL 34470 · (352) 369-0571 · Part of Marion County School District

Ocala’s School Grade D better than 13% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
40
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Pace Center for Girls Inc.

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

328 NE 1st Ave, Ocala

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 61
Grade 78
Grade 812
Grade 94
Grade 108
Grade 115
Grade 122
Enrollment over time
45’20
42’21
36’22
38’23
40’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 33%Black 30%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 13%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pace Center for Girls Inc. from Ocala families.

Other schools in Marion County School District

The district →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
1,402 students19:1
Marion Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
1,196 students18:1
Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,010 students19:1
Saddlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,007 students19:1
Fort McCoy School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Mc Coy
C
931 students17:1
Ward-Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
908 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Ocala’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.