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Enrollment
735
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009007649
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4800 HIGHWAY 2321, PANAMA CITY, FL 32404 · (850) 767-5462 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
322 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
50.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 53.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 735 | 43.8% | 48.8% |
| TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 677 | 45.3% | 44.1% |
| ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA | 650 | 44.2% | 66.0% |
| EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY FERNANDINA BEACH | 639 | 41.5% | 69.5% |
| CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRAWFORDVILLE | 691 | 42.0% | 60.3% |
| LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE PANASOFFKEE | 621 | 43.8% | 65.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,395 of 2,136 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,402 of 2,149 ▼ 190 | #12 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,284 of 2,149 ▲ 129 | #13 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #607 of 2,267 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,110 of 2,077 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #1,432 of 2,108 | #16 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #1,478 of 2,188 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #1,185 of 1,374 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
735
+173 (+31%) vs 2020
+106% since 2010-11, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 44% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 42.5 | 16.6:1 | 51% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 55% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 43% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 48% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 41% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 44% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in PANAMA CITY, Florida. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 735 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 22% higher.
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in BAY. The district has 47 schools and 27,494 students.
Roughly 70% of students at DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 16.0:1 here. DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Bay County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 59.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bay County, the median household income is $73,533, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 48.8% is below the 63.5% average for nearby schools.
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 173 students since 2020-21, to 735. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.0:1, from 14.8:1.
The DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 766 students
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY SABL INCElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 696
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMY1.6 mi · 865
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 526
- TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 677
- MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 634
- SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 735 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.