A closer look at Cordova Park Elementary School.
Cordova Park Elementary is on Semur Road in Pensacola. Its published visual-arts curriculum includes making art, examining artworks and connecting artistic styles with history.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Cordova Park Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is B; it earned 61% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is A in 2023–24, A in 2024–25, and B in 2025–26.
An art program that describes thinking as well as making
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Cordova Park's published art information goes beyond a list of materials. It describes art history, production, criticism and aesthetics, with drawing, painting, collage, printmaking and three-dimensional work. Our reading is that the useful distinction is the combination of making something and learning to observe, describe and interpret it. Families can ask how that language develops as students move through the elementary grades.
The page also connects art with familiar places, imagination and interpretations of other artists' work. Those are useful starting points for a conversation about student choice and creative reasoning. They do not establish an arts-magnet program or a particular amount of weekly art instruction. We would examine how the specialist experience fits within the regular school week and whether families can see both finished work and the thinking behind it.
Why it may fit
Relevant for a family interested in how visual arts contribute to an elementary education. A child who enjoys making things may also benefit from learning to explain choices and respond thoughtfully to someone else's work.
What to weigh
A detailed subject description does not show current class frequency, materials available in each grade or how lessons are adapted. Confirm the present schedule and distinguish schoolwide instruction from any optional activity.
The school is on Semur Road in Pensacola. Use the campus's current registration guidance to confirm the applicable grade placement and address assignment rather than relying on older directory entries.
Ask to see a recent art project together with the learning goal, then ask how students discuss or revise their work and how art time is scheduled in your child's grade.
Based on Published visual arts curriculum ↗ · Official school information ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
A range of art media
The school describes drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture and other three-dimensional work.
School source ↗Looking as well as creating
Art instruction includes discussing visual details and interpreting both established artworks and students' own pieces.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 61% overall points result is 3 percentage points above the 58% median among 33 other elementary schools in Escambia County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
Look beyond the latest letter
The sequence A → A → B is a reason to ask what changed between the three reporting years. A letter-grade change is not itself a measure of an individual child's learning growth. Ask the school to explain the underlying achievement and learning-gains results before attributing the change to a particular program.
A result worth noticing
Science is 74%, compared with a 61% median for 33 other local schools in the same state category. That 13-point difference is the largest positive peer gap among the subject measures available here. Ask which learning opportunities sit behind it and how a new student would access them.
The next question after the scores
None of the 3 subject measures with enough local comparison data falls below its own peer median. The next question is how the school supports both students who need more time and students ready for additional challenge. These school-level percentages do not measure class size, belonging or your child's likely outcome.
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 | 61% | 58% (33 schools) | +3 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 66% | 62% (33 schools) | +4 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 70% | 62% (33 schools) | +8 pp |
| Science achievement | 74% | 61% (33 schools) | +13 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.
O. J. Semmes Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare O. J. Semmes 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. 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.Reinhardt Holm Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare Reinhardt Holm 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. Families who need to coordinate established learning or related-service supports may find Holm's identified contacts useful when planning a school transition.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Scenic Heights Elementary School ↗
Directory grades KG–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Scenic Heights Elementary School reports 71% in mathematics achievement, compared with 70% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who value clear participation procedures and would like to understand school routines before volunteering may find Scenic Heights' published resources a helpful starting point.
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.
Confirm the current grade span and your address assignment with district enrollment, then contact Cordova Park for school registration and orientation information. Enrollment resource ↗
- How often does our child's grade attend art, and what projects are planned?
- How are student artworks shared with families during the year?
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.