By Stephanie Nelson

The Brewton Standard

New rankings released Wednesday gave five local schools within Escambia County’s system high marks.

Niche.com, an online group, ranks a number of public interest items such as schools, places to live and work and the like.

Escambia County Schools earned a “B-” ranking, placing it at 80th in the state.

Brewton City Schools was placed 77th in the state out of 100 and earned a “B-“ when reviewed on its academics, administration and policies, extracurricular activities, health and safety of its students and a number of other factors.

Individually, Brewton Elementary was given an “A-;” Brewton Middle, “B+;” and T.R. Miller, “B-.”

Individual schools were given the following ratings:

• W.S. Neal Elementary: B+

• WSN Middle: B

• WSN High: C+

• Flomaton Elementary: B+

• Flomaton High: A

• Pollard-McCall Jr. High: B+

• Escambia County High: C+

• EC Middle: B-

• A.C. Moore Elementary: B

• Huxford Elementary: B+

• Rachel Patterson Elementary: B-