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If you had an hour of school board time for CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,376
High
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138001348
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
1250 N FERDON BLVD, CRESTVIEW, FL 32536 · (850) 689-7177 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
1,192 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,376
+411 (+21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 20.5:1
% White
60%
was 68%
% Hispanic
10%
was 7%
% Black
15%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
As a high-enrollment high school in CRESTVIEW, Florida, CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 2,376 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by OKALOOSA. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 130% bigger than typical.
OKALOOSA comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 32,120 students; CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Okaloosa County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 54.4%, a residual of -1.6 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Okaloosa County put median household earnings sit near $81,998, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Okaloosa County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Looking at the recent track record. CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,965 (now 2,376). The White share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 today.
On allk12, members of the CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Okaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,599
Census ACS
Median income
$81,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
32,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKALOOSA
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
- C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,061 students
Other schools in CRESTVIEW
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,032 students
- ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 931 students
- SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 875 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 814 students
Nearby schools
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,111
- BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 794
- RICHBOURG SCHOOL1.4 mi · 68
- EMERALD COAST CAREER INSTITUTE N1.4 mi · 27
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 814
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 875
Frequently asked questions
About CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,376 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
At CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL?
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by OKALOOSA in Okaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.