In [[2007]], Pensacola High School was ranked #36 by the ''[[Wikipedia:Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' based on data collected in 2006. However, it is to be noted that this formula does not take high performing schools with SAT averages over 1300 math and critical reading and ACT averages over 27 into account.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jay|last=Matthews|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/|title=Challenge Index 2007|work=Washington Post|accessdate=2008-07-30}}</ref>
==2008-2009 Changes==
At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, Pensacola High underwent a long list of changes. A short listing is as follows:
* School start time changed from 7:15 AM to 2:45 PM to 8:35 AM to 3:35 PM.
* The bus routes changed, as that was the reason for changing the start and end times.
* Food prices changed to $1.50 for breakfast and $2.50 for lunch.
* [[David Williams]] became the new principal.
* [[Thomas Rollins]] became the new Assistant Principal of Facilities and Maintenance.
* Teachers began teaching six periods a day with one planning period instead of five periods a day with two planning periods.
* Lunch was changed to 4th period instead of 5th period due to the change in school times.
* Alita Brooks, the Drama and IB Theatre teacher, began teaching an IB Theory of Knowledge class to cover for Mr. Butcher, who was diagnosed with cancer.
* Terry Benson, the IB English teacher, began teaching the remainder of Mr. Butcher's IB Theory of Knowledge classes.
* Guy Beard, the Peer Counseling teacher, began teaching AP Psychology in addition to Dr. Jerry Robbins, the established Latin and AP Psychology teacher.
* Shauna Paedae began teaching AP Calculus AB.
* Xiuqing Wang Sue Li began teaching Algebra II Honors again, in addition to her IB Pre-Calculus and IB Math Studies classes.
* Blevins Rose replaced Kent Rettig as teacher of AP U.S. History. He also remained teaching one AP World History class.
* Lucia Harvilchuck and John C. Murray changed places, Harvilchuck teaching AP English Language and Composition and Murray teaching AP English Literature and Composition and one class of English I - Pre IB.
* Michael Jones, the AP European History and Student Government Association teacher began teaching AP World History in addition to his other classes.
* Roy Bullington began teaching three periods of AP European History instead of his usual one, his other three periods filled with his normal class, IB History of the Americas II.
* Students began going to their Alpha[betical] homerooms occasionally, on days specified in advance.
* Second period was extended by five minutes to make up for the lack of a normal homeroom.
* All language classes were moved to Building 5, the gym.
==Extracurricular programs==