State/Public High Open

J. M. Tate Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 1771 Tate Rd, Cantonment, Escambia County, 32533

2,110
Pupils
22.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

J. M. Tate Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cantonment, Escambia County. The school has 2,110 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Escambia school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.

School details

School district
Escambia

Enrollment & staffing

J. M. Tate Senior High School enrolls 2,110 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 95 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.

Male students
1,063 (50%)
Female students
1,047 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
95
Student-teacher ratio
22.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 13% Black or African American and 6.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,50471%
Black or African American27913%
Hispanic or Latino1386.5%
Two or more races1376.5%
Asian351.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native11<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander6<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

930 of the school's 2,110 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 826 qualify for free lunch and 104 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

J. M. Tate Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.

School district: ESCAMBIA

J. M. Tate Senior High School is one of 70 schools in ESCAMBIA, based in PENSACOLA, Florida. The district serves 36,768 students district-wide and employs 2,173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,110 students, J. M. Tate Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 525 students per school.

36,768
District students
70
Schools
2,173
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
90%
Graduation rate
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (13) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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