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The highest-poverty public schools in Okaloosa County, Florida

Across Okaloosa County, Florida, 37 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 80.6%, against a median of 56.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Okaloosa County, Florida

Top % FRL

80.6%

Median % FRL

56.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	609	80.6%
2	ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	490	76.9%
3	LONGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHALIMAR, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	555	76.6%
4	ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	583	74.6%
5	MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MARY ESTHER, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	438	73.3%
6	NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	814	71.4%
7	W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	721	71.3%
8	LAUREL HILL SCHOOL	LAUREL HILL, FL	OKALOOSA	Combined	432	69.2%
9	SHALIMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHALIMAR, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	557	68.8%
10	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	471	67.1%
11	MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	677	66.3%
12	SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	260	63.5%
13	RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	1,032	62.9%
14	WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	875	61.6%
15	BAKER SCHOOL	BAKER, FL	OKALOOSA	Combined	1,434	60.3%
16	CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	SHALIMAR, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	612	57.8%
17	SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	923	57.7%
18	BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	794	57.1%
19	FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MARY ESTHER, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	539	56.4%
20	DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	1,111	56.0%
21	CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	High	1,720	55.5%
22	ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	931	50.4%
23	CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	CRESTVIEW, FL	OKALOOSA	High	2,376	50.2%
24	ADDIE R. LEWIS SCHOOL	VALPARAISO, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	653	47.8%
25	LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NICEVILLE, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	501	46.5%
26	FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	High	1,550	46.3%
27	DESTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DESTIN, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	910	44.5%
28	DESTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	DESTIN, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	799	43.8%
29	NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	134	33.6%
30	EGLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	EGLIN AFB, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	436	31.9%
31	OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER	VALPARAISO, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	366	27.9%
32	JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NICEVILLE, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	762	27.7%
33	C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL	NICEVILLE, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	1,061	24.7%
34	NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	NICEVILLE, FL	OKALOOSA	High	2,036	21.8%
35	LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	977	21.8%
36	DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL	DESTIN, FL	OKALOOSA	High	599	21.0%
37	BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NICEVILLE, FL	OKALOOSA	Elementary	885	20.9%

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