A closer look at Longleaf Elementary School.
Longleaf's school history dates its opening to 1975–76 and links its Patriot identity to the U.S. bicentennial period. The official website now uses the Longleaf K-8 name, while this report retains the school identity used in its historical performance records.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Longleaf Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is B; it earned 55% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is C in 2023–24, C in 2024–25, and B in 2025–26.
An established campus with a changing grade configuration
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Longleaf's current K-8 identity deserves attention before families interpret an older report bearing its elementary-school name. A campus serving a broader age range raises useful questions about continuity: how students move into the middle grades, which teachers and spaces serve each age group, and how schedules are organized. The current configuration matters more to a new student's daily experience than the historical name attached to a performance record.
The school's history offers a concrete picture of change over time. Longleaf opened in the 1975-76 school year, adopted its Patriot identity during the bicentennial period, and later began converting its original open-concept layout into individual classrooms. That history gives the school an established local identity, but it should not substitute for looking at today's rooms and programs. A useful visit would follow the age group your child will actually join and explain what happens at the next transition.
Why it may fit
Families interested in continuity across elementary and middle years may want to examine Longleaf's current K-8 organization and how the school introduces students to increasing independence.
What to weigh
Historical elementary results do not describe every aspect of an expanded campus. Confirm operating grades, middle-grade courses and support arrangements before comparing Longleaf with a conventional elementary school.
The official campus address is on Longleaf Drive. The current K-8 branding and older elementary report identity should be reconciled directly with enrollment staff for the child's entry year.
Ask to see a sample schedule for your child's entry grade and the following transition year, including where classes, lunch and special subjects take place.
Based on Longleaf school history ↗ · Longleaf current school identity ↗ · Escambia district enrollment services ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
How the campus evolved
The school began with open-concept classrooms and describes a conversion to individual classrooms starting in 2002.
School source ↗Confirm the current grade configuration
The current website's K-8 branding differs from older elementary directory records. Confirm the grades operating this year and the relevant enrollment process directly.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 55% overall points result is 3 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 → C → 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
English language arts is 63%, compared with a 62% median for 33 other local schools in the same state category. That 1-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.
Where to look closer
The science result is 41%, 21 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 | 55% | 58% (33 schools) | −3 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 63% | 62% (33 schools) | +1 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 53% | 63% (33 schools) | −10 pp |
| Science achievement | 41% | 62% (33 schools) | −21 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.
Bellview Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Bellview Elementary School reports 64% in science achievement, compared with 41% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Useful to consider if you value written expectations and a clear school-family communication structure. The published plans provide a starting point for discussing both instruction and day-to-day routines with a prospective teacher.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Lincoln Park Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Lincoln Park Elementary School reports 54% in science achievement, compared with 41% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth exploring for a child who benefits from clear demonstrations, opportunities to respond in different ways and a family that wants practical learning activities to share at home.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Montclair Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Montclair Elementary School reports 69% in mathematics achievement, compared with 53% 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.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.
Contact Longleaf and district Enrollment Services to confirm the current grade configuration, address assignment and entry arrangements; do not infer them from the historical report name. Enrollment resource ↗
- Which grades are operating on the campus this year, and how are their schedules organized?
- How do current classroom spaces and support services differ across elementary and middle grades?
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.