ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (ESCAMBIA SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a Middle in WALNUT HILL, FL. It currently serves 490 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the ESCAMBIA School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in ESCAMBIA School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:490
Number of Teachers: 18
Student/Teacher Ratio: 27.22

Location Info

Location: 7650 HIGHWAY 97, WALNUT HILL, FL 32568
Mailing Address: 7650 HIGHWAY 97, WALNUT HILL, FL 32568
Phone: (850)761-6301
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 166
Grade 7 148
Grade 8 176
Gender/Sex of ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 274 55.92
Female 216 44.08
Race/Ethnicity Demography of ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 1.84
Asian 2 0.41
Black or African American 64 13.06
Hispanic/Latino 23 4.69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.61
Two or more races 31 6.33
White 358 73.06
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.10
Asian 1 0.37
Black or African American 34 12.41
Hispanic/Latino 9 3.29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.37
Two or more races 18 6.57
White 208 75.91
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 2.78
Asian 1 0.46
Black or African American 30 13.89
Hispanic/Latino 14 6.48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.93
Two or more races 13 6.02
White 150 69.44

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.21
Asian 2 1.21
Black or African American 17 10.24
Hispanic/Latino 5 3.01
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.60
Two or more races 13 7.83
White 126 75.90
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 4.73
Black or African American 22 14.87
Hispanic/Latino 8 5.41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.68
Two or more races 8 5.41
White 102 68.92
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 25 14.21
Hispanic/Latino 10 5.68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.57
Two or more races 10 5.68
White 130 73.86