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ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat 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 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized K-5 school, operated by OKALOOSA. It works with 583 students across grades pre-K through 5.
OKALOOSA runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 32,120 students. ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Okaloosa County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.2%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Okaloosa County shows 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. ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Okaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students).
The closest other public school is NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 655 (now 583). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.
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