FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in MARY ESTHER, Florida, FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 539 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by OKALOOSA.

FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 49 schools operated by OKALOOSA, a district that hosts 32,120 students overall.

On the student-mix side, FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 25% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 70.0%, a residual of +17.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Okaloosa County shows median household earnings sit near $81,998, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: OKALOOSA ACADEMY, around 3.9 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 552 students in 2018 to 539 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 15% to 25%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.