ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · WALNUT HILL, FL

ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in WALNUT HILL, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 434 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

434

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	307	71%
Black or African American	60	14%
Two or more races	26	6%
Hispanic/Latino	24	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	13	3%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	434	245M / 189F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% -0.8pp	48.8%	457
Reading Proficiency	49.0% -3.2pp	52.2%	453
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	139

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

39 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

14.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

160

36.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	434	100%

Contact & Location

7650 HIGHWAY 97

WALNUT HILL, FL 32568

Phone: (850)761-6301

http://www.escambiaschools.org

District

ESCAMBIA

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,065

District enrollment: 37,851

Other Schools in District

A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BLUE ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. Elementary
C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32568) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120051000813

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD