BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 425 ADAMS DR, in CRESTVIEW, Florida, BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized K-5 school that caters to 794 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by OKALOOSA. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 604.

OKALOOSA runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 32,120 students. BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.6%, the actual is 56.6%, a residual of +4.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Okaloosa County) reports that median household earnings sit near $81,998, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Okaloosa County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EMERALD COAST CAREER INSTITUTE N, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 863 (now 794). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 73% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.