Best Elementary Schools in Pensacola, FL (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Pensacola, FL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Pensacola, FL rankings: Elementary Schools
Pensacola, FL elementary schools ranked
How Pensacola, FL's elementary schools compare
A: 3B: 9C: 4D: 8F: 4
43% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Pensacola, FL earn an A or B (3 A grades, 9 B, 4 C, 8 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 18 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (64% here, 70% nationally), and 5 exceed it. On average 51% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 39% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: N B Cook Elementary School (83% against 47%, A+), Bellview Elementary School (62% against 33%, B), Ferry Pass Elementary School (61% against 35%, B-), West Pensacola Elementary School (48% against 28%, C-), L D Mcarthur Elementary School (60% against 41%, B-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Escambia (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Beulah Elementary School (946 students, B, #9), Scenic Heights Elementary School (809 students, C, #13), Blue Angels Elementary School (789 students, B+, #6).
Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Pensacola, FL that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy, Pensacola
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Pensacola, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Pensacola, FL
What is the best elementary school in Pensacola, FL?
N B Cook Elementary School in Pensacola ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Pensacola, FL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 83% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47%.
How are elementary schools in Pensacola, FL ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Pensacola, FL have?
SchoolGrade grades 29 public elementary schools in Pensacola, FL; 28 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.