A closer look at R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School.
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary's published mission uses its Lion identity to emphasize student leadership and goal setting. The school also provides a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade reading-at-home resource section.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies R. C. Lipscomb Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is A; it earned 69% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is B in 2023–24, B in 2024–25, and A in 2025–26.
Connect the leadership message with individual learning goals
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Lipscomb's published mission emphasizes student leadership, strengths and goals. For an elementary child, the practical meaning would be taking growing responsibility for learning: understanding a task, recognizing progress and knowing when to ask for help. That is a useful idea to explore with staff, especially for a child who enjoys setting goals or is still developing confidence. The mission provides the direction; examples from the relevant classroom would show how it becomes part of the day.
The school also links reading-at-home resources and describes access to printed materials for qualifying early-grade reading support. That creates a second, more specific conversation about how goals are chosen and explained to families. Parents can ask how classroom evidence determines the next reading skill and what help is available if online materials are inconvenient. Leadership language is most useful when it connects to an attainable academic task and feedback a young child can understand.
Why it may fit
Families interested in student responsibility and clear learning goals may want to examine how Lipscomb helps children understand their own progress and practice skills at home.
What to weigh
A leadership mission is not a description of every child's support plan. Confirm the teacher's methods and the reading resources appropriate to the student's current needs.
Lipscomb's campus is on Ashton Brosnaham Road. Its published arrival map is worth reviewing with the office when arranging a first visit or a change in transportation.
Ask for an example of a goal a student in your child's grade would set, how the child tracks it and how the teacher responds if progress stalls.
Based on Lipscomb mission, reading support and arrival information ↗ · Escambia district enrollment services ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Ask about leadership in practice
Lipscomb's mission focuses on students pursuing goals and recognizing their strengths; a classroom visit can show how teachers put that into practice.
School source ↗Coordinate reading support
The school provides electronic reading-at-home materials and explains that printed resources are available on request in the circumstances described on its page.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 69% overall points result is 11 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 → B → A 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
Mathematics is 73%, compared with a 62% median for 33 other local schools in the same state category. That 11-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 | 69% | 58% (33 schools) | +11 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 63% | 62% (33 schools) | +1 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 73% | 62% (33 schools) | +11 pp |
| Science achievement | 71% | 61% (33 schools) | +10 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.
L. D. Mcarthur Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare L. D. Mcarthur 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 for families who want to understand both independent reading and responsible technology use in the elementary years. Ask how the school supports a reluctant reader as well as a child seeking more challenging material.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Pine Meadow Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Pine Meadow Elementary School reports 72% in english language arts achievement, compared with 63% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who appreciate written guidance and want help learning the district's parent tools may find Pine Meadow's registration and communication resources useful during a transition.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.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.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 address assignment through district enrollment, then contact Lipscomb about registration and reading or other support plans that should transfer with the student. Enrollment resource ↗
- How do students set and review learning goals in our child's grade?
- Which reading activities should we use at home, and how will progress be discussed with the teacher?
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.