Bratt Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 472 students
Ernest Ward Middle School
7650 Highway 97, Walnut Hill, FL 32568
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
434
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Escambia
Escambia County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ernest Ward Middle School
Ernest Ward Middle School is a public middle school in Walnut Hill, Florida, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Escambia. The school is located in a rural area in Escambia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 434 students were enrolled, with about 18.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 434 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Escambia
- County
- Escambia County
- NCES school ID
- 120051000813
Schools near Ernest Ward Middle School
All 1 schools in Walnut Hill →
Northview High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 527 students
Temple Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–10 · 35 students
Escambia County Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 278 students
Bay Minette Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 432 students
Ransom Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,180 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.