A closer look at Brentwood Elementary School.
Brentwood Elementary's curriculum page gives families grade-specific tools for following elementary learning at home. These include kindergarten progress checklists, writing rubrics and links to Florida subject standards.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Brentwood Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is C; it earned 46% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is C in 2023–24, C in 2024–25, and C in 2025–26.
Published writing rubrics make the learning conversation more concrete
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Brentwood Elementary's curriculum resources include writing rubrics across the elementary grades, reading-at-home information and links explaining assessment and progress reporting. Our reading is that the rubrics are particularly useful: they can help a family ask what a child is learning to do, what the next step looks like and how a teacher distinguishes improvement from simply completing an assignment.
The school also links families to standards, subject resources and FOCUS. These tools can connect home and school, but a collection of links is not a substitute for a teacher's explanation. We would look for a clear connection between the published criteria, examples of classroom work and the feedback a family receives, especially when a child needs either additional instruction or more demanding work.
Why it may fit
Worth examining if you want a visible explanation of academic expectations and a practical way to discuss progress. A rubric can support a productive conversation without reducing learning to a single score.
What to weigh
Families should confirm that the posted documents match the current grade's instruction. Assessment links do not by themselves establish which intervention a particular child receives, and home resources should complement the school's teaching rather than leave families guessing.
Brentwood is on North Palafox Street in Pensacola. Its online curriculum page is a useful document to review before a campus meeting, so the conversation can focus on the child's actual work.
Ask to compare an early and later writing sample using the current grade's rubric, then ask how the teacher explains the next learning step to both the child and the family.
Based on Curriculum, writing rubrics and family learning resources ↗ · Official school information ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
See what progress looks like
The school publishes kindergarten checklists organized by grading period and writing rubrics for elementary grades.
School source ↗Connect school and home
Its curriculum resources include reading-at-home materials and instructions for accessing report cards through FOCUS.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 46% overall points result is 12 percentage points below the 58% median among 33 other elementary schools in Escambia County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
A consistent state classification
Three consecutive C grades give you a consistent accountability classification across the published years. That is useful context, but it does not show whether every subject, classroom or student made the same progress.
Where to look closer
The English language arts result is 38%, 24 percentage points below its 62% local peer median. This is a specific area to discuss, rather than a verdict on the whole school. Ask how teachers identify a student who needs help, what support looks like during the week, and how progress is shared with families.
Calculated from the dated state results below. Peer gaps compare each subject with the same subject at other schools, not one subject with another. Measures can cover different student groups. They do not establish why a result occurred or the quality of a particular teacher.
| Measure | This school | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall accountability points | 46% | 58% (33 schools) | −12 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 38% | 62% (33 schools) | −24 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 43% | 63% (33 schools) | −20 pp |
| Science achievement | 46% | 62% (33 schools) | −16 pp |
Swipe across the table to compare all columns.
Calculated from the linked Florida DOE release. The peer median is the middle school-level result, excludes this school, uses the same county and DOE school category, and ignores missing values. It is not weighted by enrollment. “pp” means percentage points. Graduation and acceleration measures use the cohorts specified by the state. Different measures describe different groups of students.
Use the results to identify questions, not to predict your child's experience. Programs, support, admissions and a campus visit can change which option fits your priorities. Read the state methodology ↗
Other schools to consider.
These are the nearest other report pages in the same county and Florida DOE school category, using recorded campus locations. Their placement is based on location and school format, not a recommendation or enrollment entitlement.
Montclair Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Montclair Elementary School reports 69% in mathematics achievement, compared with 43% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth considering for a family seeking clearly explained behavior expectations and interested in an on-campus after-school arrangement, subject to the provider's current availability.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.C. A. Weis Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare C. A. Weis Elementary School's course options, student support and daily schedule with this school. A different program or learning format may matter more to your child than the overall grade. Worth examining if you want to understand how academic learning and extended-day opportunities can work together. Ask which activities match the child's interests and schedule, without assuming every listed service is needed.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.O. J. Semmes Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
O. J. Semmes Elementary School reports 49% in mathematics achievement, compared with 43% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who want a clear connection between school reading goals, home practice and regular teacher feedback can use Semmes' published resources to begin that discussion.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Campus-to-campus distances are straight-line estimates, not driving routes or distances from your home. Use the address search on the school map for a comparison from your own location. An alternative may be a better fit when its verified program, support or learning format aligns with your child's needs; a higher score in one measure does not settle that decision.
Enrollment and a useful school visit.
Verify the school assignment with district enrollment, then ask Brentwood which current curriculum and registration materials apply to your child's grade. Enrollment resource ↗
- Which rubric or progress checklist will the teacher use for our child's grade?
- How can we use the school's reading-at-home resources alongside current classroom work?
Sources for this guide
School-specific research checked 2026-09-06. Accountability data: 2025–26, retrieved 2026-08-24. Directory information is dated separately above.