BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in NICEVILLE, Florida, one of the schools within OKALOOSA, works with 885 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 49 schools in OKALOOSA (32,120 students total), BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Okaloosa County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Okaloosa County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.7%; this one delivers 77.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Okaloosa County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,998, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 3.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 8%, going from 964 students in 2018 to 885 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.