A closer look at Global Learning Academy.
Global Learning Academy describes a focus on science, technology and environmental learning for pre-K through fifth grade. Its kindergarten-through-fifth-grade classes visit a science lab and greenhouse for weekly lessons.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Global Learning Academy in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is C; it earned 52% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is C in 2023–24, D in 2024–25, and C in 2025–26.
Science has a recurring place in the elementary week
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Global Learning Academy describes a weekly science lab and greenhouse experience for its kindergarten-through-fifth-grade students. Its published approach includes whole-group and small-group instruction, hands-on work and collaboration. Our reading is that the recurring place in the schedule is more informative than a general science-themed name: families can ask how one week's investigation builds on the last and connects with classroom reading, writing or mathematics.
The school also describes a LEED-certified building and an international theme that assigns continents to grade levels. Those are distinct aspects of the setting and school identity. They should lead to questions about learning rather than be treated as academic outcomes in themselves. We would look for examples of what students investigate, how they record observations and how teachers adapt a shared experience for children at different learning stages.
Why it may fit
Worth examining for families interested in regular science experiences during the elementary years. Ask how students who are still developing foundational reading or mathematics skills participate in and learn from the hands-on work.
What to weigh
The published school-choice registration information says transportation is not provided. Confirm the current arrangement and admission process before planning around the program; proximity alone does not establish access or a workable daily routine.
The campus is on North P Street near downtown Pensacola. Its greenhouse and science lab are specific school resources, while the building certification concerns the facility and should not be read as a measure of instruction.
Ask staff to show a recent lab investigation, its classroom follow-up and an example of student work, then confirm the current choice application and transportation requirements.
Based on Science lab, greenhouse and school approach ↗ · School identity and family information ↗ · School-choice registration information ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Science in dedicated spaces
The school identifies a science lab, greenhouse and environmental-learning features in its program description.
School source ↗A global theme across grades
GLA assigns continents to grade levels as a way to connect learning with different parts of the world.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 52% overall points result is 6 percentage points below 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 C → D → C 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.
Where to look closer
The mathematics result is 38%, 25 percentage points below its 63% 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 | 52% | 58% (33 schools) | −6 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 39% | 62% (33 schools) | −23 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 38% | 63% (33 schools) | −25 pp |
| Science achievement | 43% | 62% (33 schools) | −19 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.
Oakcrest Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Oakcrest Elementary School reports 59% in mathematics achievement, compared with 38% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth exploring for a child who benefits from concrete explanations of routines and a family that wants to understand how expectations carry across classrooms and common spaces.
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.West Pensacola Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–06 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
West Pensacola Elementary School reports 46% in english language arts achievement, compared with 39% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who want to follow classroom information and establish clear human contacts can use the school's observer resources and staff directory to prepare for an introduction.
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.
GLA asks families to verify the home address, establish a FOCUS account if needed and bring registration documents to school. Its registration page warns that school-choice attendance does not include bus transportation; confirm the arrangement before accepting a seat. Enrollment resource ↗
- What will our child's grade investigate in the greenhouse and science lab?
- How does the grade's continent theme connect with reading, social studies and science?
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.