A closer look at Ferry Pass Elementary School.
Ferry Pass Elementary's music department publishes grade-level performance information and classroom resources. Its music page documents school programs across several years, giving families an example of how music is shared beyond the classroom.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Ferry Pass 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 B in 2023–24, A in 2024–25, and B in 2025–26.
Music offers both classroom participation and an auditioned extension
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Ferry Pass Elementary publishes information about grade-level musical performances and its Leopard Chorale. The chorale description includes reading a musical score, singing in parts, expression and teamwork, with auditions for eligible elementary grades. Our reading is that these are two different opportunities: the broader classroom music experience and an additional performance commitment that has its own selection process.
The distinction matters when comparing schools. A family should understand what every child receives before building expectations around a selective activity. For a student interested in singing, the published skills provide a useful conversation about musical growth beyond appearing in a show. We would ask how beginners are supported, what practice looks like at home and how students receive feedback as they learn to perform together.
Why it may fit
Worth exploring for a child who enjoys singing or performing and for families interested in the role of music in the elementary week. An auditioned group should be considered an additional possibility, not a prerequisite for enjoying school music.
What to weigh
Performance calendars on the pages include earlier school-year material, and the current rehearsal arrangement needs confirmation. Ask about auditions, grade eligibility, attendance expectations and pickup before assuming participation fits the family schedule.
The elementary campus is on North Davis Highway. Its music page invites families to arrange classroom visits in advance, which provides a practical way to understand the instruction behind the performances.
Ask about this year's regular music schedule and confirmed chorale arrangements, then request an example of how a student progresses from learning a song to reading and performing music with others.
Based on Music and family participation ↗ · Leopard Chorale skills and participation ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Grade-level performances
The department's published 2025–26 schedule included performances by several elementary grades. Ask for the current year's schedule rather than relying on last year's dates.
School source ↗Visit the music classroom
The music department invites families to arrange a classroom visit in advance and provides information about volunteering and activities.
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 B → 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 75%, compared with a 61% median for 33 other local schools in the same state category. That 14-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 | 64% | 62% (33 schools) | +2 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 65% | 62% (33 schools) | +3 pp |
| Science achievement | 75% | 61% (33 schools) | +14 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.
Ensley Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare Ensley 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 discussing if your child is entering during a move and benefits from knowing who will meet them, where they will go and how to find help. Ask how the welcome extends beyond the first morning.
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 65% 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 your elementary-school assignment and registration requirements with district enrollment; contact Ferry Pass Elementary on North Davis Highway for campus details. Enrollment resource ↗
- What will our child's grade study and perform in music this year?
- How can a parent arrange a classroom visit or assist with a performance?
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.