BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY

Located at 601 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD, in PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida, BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY is a substantial elementary campus that serves 1,089 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of BAY. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 80% bigger than typical.

BAY runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 27,494 students. BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Bay County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 63.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bay County) shows that median household income runs about $73,533, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bay County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), of which BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,096 students in 2018 compared to 1,089 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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