Recognition of Excellence · Pensacola, FL · 2026

St Paul Catholic School

3121 Hyde Park Rd, Pensacola, FL 32503
🏆 Ranked #52 in Pensacola · 5.9 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Best K-Ready
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Pensacola. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.
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St. Paul Catholic School is a PK-8 institution with a verified preschool component. It ranks in the top 20% of Florida private schools and has a 3.7/5 GreatSchools rating from 44 reviews. A parent specifically praised the preschool teachers. However, management concerns since leadership changes have been noted, the student-teacher ratio is 19:1, and no subsidy acceptance or infant care is available.

Safety7.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care1.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion6.0
Management5.0
Culture7.0
Class sizes5.0
Extracurriculars6.0

What parents say

“I love the preschool/kindergarten teachers.”
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