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How has FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,550
High
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138001351
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
400 HOLLYWOOD BLVD SW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548 · (850) 833-3300 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,550 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
717 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 447 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 380 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 342 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 381 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%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
56.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp 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 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 40.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,550 | 46.3% | 55.3% |
| PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 1,730 | 43.0% | 43.8% |
| EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 1,398 | 41.5% | 41.6% |
| TITUSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 1,275 | 48.4% | 51.4% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 1,444 | 46.7% | 42.6% |
| FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 1,853 | 46.5% | 45.8% |
Matched among Florida high 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 FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #240 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #203 of 549 ▲ 30 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #278 of 559 ▼ 18 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,550 | #280 of 830 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #262 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #154 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #290 of 630 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #155 of 289 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,550
-360 (-19%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,853
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 1,550 | 71.4 | 21.7:1 | 46% (717) |
| 2023-24 | 1,558 | 75.6 | 20.6:1 | 40% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 1,620 | 80.4 | 20.1:1 | 42% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 1,910 | 85 | 22.5:1 | 44% (836) |
| 2017-18 | 1,698 | 81 | 21.0:1 | 36% (617) |
| 2015-16 | 1,638 | 82 | 20.0:1 | 36% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 1,827 | 110 | 16.6:1 | 25% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 2,082 | 101 | 20.6:1 | 8% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 1,853 | 104 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.
About FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, (ZIP code 32548). The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,550 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Florida enroll around 1,035, and this school is 50% bigger than that mark.
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL belongs to OKALOOSA, a district of 49 schools and 32,120 students.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Okaloosa County's population at about 72%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL reported 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.7:1. The school's 21.7:1 compares with an average of 23.5:1 for high schools in Florida. Roughly 46% of students at FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Florida public high schools.
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is 2.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.3% versus 58.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
In Okaloosa County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $81,998 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Okaloosa County number 51, with about 32,120 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL's location as City: Small.
Enrollment fell 19% over 4 years, reaching 1,550 in 2024-25.
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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
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
- C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,061 students
Other schools in FORT WALTON BEACH
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary · 977 students
- W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 721 students
- MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
- WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
- ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 583 students
Nearby schools
- ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 490
- MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 677
- SILVER SANDS-EXCEP. CHILDREN0.7 mi · 93
- MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 438
- OKALOOSA ACADEMY1.8 mi · 115
- WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,550 students in grades 09-12.
Is FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 21.7:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL?
At FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKALOOSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.