Escambia Westgate Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Pensacola, Florida

Escambia Westgate Center in Pensacola, Florida enrolled 127 students in 2024-25 with 30.8 full-time teachers, 4.1 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

141 students in 2022-23, 133 students in 2023-24, 127 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.8 to 30.8.

Students enrolled at Escambia Westgate Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1270501001502022-231412023-241332024-25127
Students enrolled at Escambia Westgate Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1270501001502022-231412023-241332024-25127
Students enrolled at Escambia Westgate Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1270501001502022-231412023-241332024-25127
Students enrolled at Escambia Westgate Center by school year2022-23: 141, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1270501001502022-231412023-241332024-25127
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314130.84.6
2023-2413326.85.0
2024-2512730.84.1

4.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 4.1; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 4.1; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 4.1; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 4.1; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 4.1state median 11.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Escambia Westgate Center enrolled 143 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent58.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.6% of students were White, 38.6% Black, 4.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White49.6%
  2. Black38.6%
  3. Hispanic4.7%
  4. Two or more races4.7%
  5. Asian2.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Escambia Westgate Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%45%53%
Math, 2022-2311‑19%46% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 16 students in Escambia Westgate Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate80% or more81%88%
Students in the class162,606208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Pensacola

10 public schools of this kind in Pensacola report 2024-25 enrollment; Escambia Westgate Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Achieve Academy at Mcmillian26011.880.4%
Escambia Virtual Academy Franchise15912.213.2%
Escambia Westgate Center1274.148.8%
Escambia Juvenile Detention6767.019.4%
Escambia Virtual Instruction Program66not reported12.1%
Hope Horizon at Judy Andrews Center303.360.0%
Capstone Academy264.350.0%
Escambia Boys' Base22not reportednot reported

All public schools in Pensacola →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Escambia Westgate Center

  1. Hospital & HomeboundThe nearest public school of this kind, 7.7 miles away: 21 students (2024-25).7.7 mi
  2. Escambia Juvenile DetentionThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.7 miles away: 67 students, 67.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  3. Compare Escambia Westgate Center with Hospital & HomeboundStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Escambia County Public Schools spends per student$12,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,299
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaEscambia Westgate Center is the number 148 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#148 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher4.1 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.4.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Escambia Westgate Center

  1. How many students attend Escambia Westgate Center?
    127 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 141 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Pensacola, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Escambia Westgate Center?
    4.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Escambia Westgate Center a Title I school?
    Escambia Westgate Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Escambia Westgate Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Escambia Westgate Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Escambia Westgate Center?
    80% or more of the 16 students in Escambia Westgate Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Escambia Westgate Center in?
    Escambia County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120051002431 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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