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If you could change one rule at DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
735
-35 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.8:1
% White
70%
was 83%
% Hispanic
12%
was 4%
% Black
10%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized K-5 school in PANAMA CITY, Florida, DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 735 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within BAY. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 47 schools operated by BAY, a district that serves 27,494 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 48.8%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Bay County put median household earnings sit near $73,533, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in Bay County (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students).
The closest other public school is NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMY, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 63.5%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 770 students in 2018 compared to 735 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
On this page, the feed for DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 CAREER ACADEMY1.6 mi · 865
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 526
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 696
- 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.