FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a high-enrollment primary school in FREEPORT, Florida, FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 1,120 students from grades K through 4, overseen by WALTON. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 85% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 22 schools in WALTON (12,069 students total), FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 67.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Walton County shows median household earnings sit near $81,986, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 public schools in Walton County (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students).

Nearest neighbor: FREEPORT LEARNING CENTER, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 53%: 732 students in 2018 compared to 1,120 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 80% to 68%.

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