A closer look at Ransom Middle School.
Ransom Middle's published program list includes agriscience technology, digital discoveries, and technology education and manufacturing. Its homepage also provides tutoring information and family guides for Canvas and FOCUS.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Ransom Middle School in the middle category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is A; it earned 66% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is B in 2023–24, A in 2024–25, and A in 2025–26.
Technical electives offer several ways to explore an interest
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Ransom's published workforce-learning areas include Agriscience Technology, Digital Discoveries, and Technology Education and Manufacturing. For a middle-school student, the useful opportunity is exploration: different kinds of technical work may help a child discover whether they enjoy living systems, digital tools or making and testing something. The program names give families specific options to discuss while the student is still developing interests ahead of high-school course decisions.
The school's activity directory also includes outlets such as drama, academic team, FFA and student media, and it publishes tutoring information. That combination makes scheduling the important practical question. A student should be able to understand which electives are available in the entry grade, how activities connect with classroom interests and where academic help fits. Families should compare a complete week, including after-school arrangements, rather than assessing an appealing elective separately from the rest of the student's workload.
Why it may fit
Worth examining for students curious about technical subjects who would benefit from trying a field before selecting a more focused high-school pathway.
What to weigh
The list of programs does not guarantee a seat in every elective or activity. Confirm grade eligibility, prerequisites and how tutoring affects the student's available time.
Ransom is on West Kingsfield Road in Cantonment. Its tutoring information includes a permission process, so academic help and the trip home should be planned together.
Have the student choose two contrasting interests and ask guidance to build a feasible schedule that includes one exploratory elective, an activity and any needed academic support.
Based on Ransom workforce electives, activities and tutoring information ↗ · Escambia district enrollment services ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Explore technical electives
Ransom identifies three workforce-learning areas, giving students several directions to discuss when selecting electives.
School source ↗Access academic help
The school publishes a tutoring permission form and schedule. Confirm the current subjects, dates and transportation before signing up.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 66% overall points result is 3 percentage points above the 63% median among 9 other middle schools in Escambia County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
Look beyond the latest letter
The sequence B → A → 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 69%, compared with a 56% median for 9 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 4 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 | 66% | 63% (9 schools) | +3 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 62% | 53% (9 schools) | +9 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 69% | 56% (9 schools) | +13 pp |
| Science achievement | 63% | 54% (9 schools) | +9 pp |
| Social studies achievement | 81% | 71% (9 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.
Beulah Middle School ↗
Directory grades 06–08 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Beulah Middle School reports 87% in social studies achievement, compared with 81% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Relevant for a student who is curious about animals, food, design or building and wants to connect an interest with schoolwork. Ask how beginners enter the programs, including students without prior experience.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Beulah Academy Of Science ↗
Directory grades 06–08 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Beulah Academy Of Science reports 79% in science achievement, compared with 63% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth exploring for a middle school student who wants to combine science interests with music, agriculture, art or practical coursework. Ask how students sample electives before choosing a longer sequence.
Public charter: confirm applications, lottery and seats.Bellview Middle School ↗
Directory grades 06–08 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare Bellview Middle 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. A relevant option to investigate for a student curious about how digital systems work or how technology is used in business. Prior interest can guide the conversation without assuming the student already knows a future career.
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 school assignment and registration steps with the district, then ask Ransom guidance to review courses, elective availability and any tutoring needs. Enrollment resource ↗
- Which technical electives can our student take this year, and are there prerequisites?
- How is tutoring scheduled, and how do families receive updates on progress?
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.