W. J. Woodham High School - Pensacola, Florida/FL

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W. J. Woodham High School

150 E Burgess Road, Pensacola, FL, 32503-7242 -

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Definition of Terms

W. J. Woodham High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Escambia County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1384 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

81 teachers

Students by Grade

Pre-K - 1 students

Grade 9 - 541 students

Grade 10 - 331 students

Grade 11 - 272 students

Grade 12 - 239 students

This School

( FL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( FL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	3%	22%
% Black	49%	28%
% White	44%	47%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

( FL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

43%

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

14%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Escambia County School District

This School's Agency

( FL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	79	20
Number of Students Managed	42,597 students	12,279 students
District Total Revenue	$357,806,000	$110,828,000
District Expenditure	$362,107,000	$112,427,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,400	$7,795
District Expenditure / Student	$8,501	$7,471
District Graduation Rates	87%	81%

Woodham High School is a secondary school located in Pensacola, Florida, and is a part of the Escambia County School District.
The school is named for Dr. William Jesse Woodham, Jr., a former Escambia County School District superintendent.
Woodham High School is the only high school in Escambia County to have a Law Academy, as well as to have a Future Educators Academy. In addition, Woodham also sports a Health Science Program.
History: Woodham High School was opened in 1965 in response to the tremendous growth of Pensacola's northern suburbs. This move took pressure off of Pensacola High School, which at the time was suffering from severe overcrowding.
In the late 1970's, Woodham featured a marching band which wore the same style of uniforms as the USC Trojan marching band. The marching band, concert band and jazz rock ensemble (JRE) all posted "superior" ratings at state contests.
Woodham itself also experienced overcrowding, and a new campus for Booker T. Washington High School was constructed in the early 1980s as a result. Before this time, Woodham students attended split class sessions, with half of the student body attending in the morning and the other half attending in the afternoon.
The football team won the district in 1981 and 1983. In 1982 and 1984, the "Fighting Titans" won the state AAAA championship and, for a period of time, were ranked number one in the nation by USA Today. The 1982-4 seasons featured 28 straight regular season victories. The school's boys' basketball team won the Florida Class 4A state championship in 2003.
In March of 2000, Woodham High School's Varsity Cheerleading squad won it's first National Championship at the American Open Cheerleading Competition. The team of 15 members won the title in the small varsity division. The squad was featured in the August 2000 issue of American Cheerleader Magazine.
Hurricane Ivan, which struck the Pensacola area on 16 September 2004, damaged several parts of the school. The cafeteria sustained moderate roof damage but was repaired within a few weeks. The media center, however, sustained significant damage, but is currently fixed and operational.
In the fall of 2005, the Escambia County School District and the superintendent, Jim Paul, discussed plans of closing Woodham and converting it into a middle school for Brentwood and Wedgewood Middle schools. Current Woodham students would be re-districted to other area high schools. The plan, if it should go into effect, would be effective for the 2007-2008 school year.
Notable alumni: Reggie Evans, a 6'8" power forward, attended Woodham before going to the University of Iowa, the Seattle Supersoncis and the Denver Nuggets. He led the nation in rebounding, free-throws made, scoring and rebouding double-doubles in 2001. In that year he also helped the U.S. team win the World Championship for Young Men.
Justin Gatlin is probably best known among Woodham High School alumni. Gatlin graduated from Woodham in 2000 and went on to win the gold medal in the Men's 100m in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also shares the world record in that event at 9.77 seconds.
Greg Litton was drafted in the first round by the San Francisco Giants in 1989. The second baseman played six seasons, hit a home run in the World Series and had a post season batting average of 571.
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About This Zip Code (32503)

School Zip (32503)

(FL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

33,097 people

15,366,089 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

37%

27%

Population Average Age

36 years old

38.7 years old

Average Household size

2.3 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$34,344

$38,451

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.6 rooms

5.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

43 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

67% / 33%

67% / 33%

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