PACE Center for Girls - Escambia

Achieve Academy of Escambia in Pensacola, Florida, is a specialized alternative and therapeutic day school administered by Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI). Catering to middle and high school students in grades 6 through 12 who require personalized academic interventions, credit acceleration, and behavioral re-engagement, Achieve Academy fosters a highly structured, supportive environment. Maintaining a 5:1 student-to-educator ratio, the academy implements individualized learning plans combined with evidence-based behavioral intervention frameworks. Students benefit from blended direct instruction, digital credit recovery modules, vocational training exploration, and dedicated counseling services designed to build academic proficiency, resilience, and executive functioning skills essential for high school graduation and post-secondary success.

East Hill Academy works with students with autism and learning disabilities who need an individualized school program. Our goal is to strengthen academic and social skills, build self-esteem, and help each student move toward a successful return to mainstream education when that is appropriate. Teaching plans focus on the skills a child is ready to practice and the support needed to keep making progress. Families can contact the Pensacola school to discuss its current programs, admissions process, and how a student’s educational goals would be addressed.

Escambia County Acceleration Academies, on North Davis Highway in Pensacola, gives students ages 14 to 21 in grades 9 to 12 another route to a diploma from the School District of Escambia County. We run in partnership with the district, we are accredited by Cognia, and enrollment is free for Escambia County residents. Students take one course at a time, usually finishing each in two to four weeks, and split at least 25 hours a week between our center and online work at home. The center keeps weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. all year, and online coursework is available around the clock. Each student has a Graduation Candidate Advocate who checks in several times a week, a content coach who teaches the material, and a career and life coach who helps plan for college, the military, the trades or work, including Career and Technical Education programs with industry certifications. We lend laptops to students who need them, provide free public bus passes in most cases, and keep the academy cafe stocked with free snacks and drinks. Graduates celebrate at in-person ceremonies held several times a year.