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Enrollment
1,120
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON·NCES 120198002541
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
160 VICTORY BLVD, FREEPORT, FL 32439 · (850) 892-1210 · Walton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,120 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
588 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 203 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 208 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 234 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 239 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 236 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (203) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (236).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
67.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 70.9% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,120 | 52.5% | 67.5% |
| TOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 841 | 54.1% | 71.5% |
| CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 877 | 54.7% | 49.9% |
| CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 801 | 52.9% | 51.4% |
| BUNNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUNNELL | 1,061 | 52.4% | 50.8% |
| WINDING WATERS K-8 WEEKI WACHEE | 1,613 | 52.4% | 47.7% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Walton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #548 of 2,136 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #692 of 2,149 ▼ 180 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #537 of 2,149 ▲ 92 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,120 | #123 of 2,267 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #848 of 2,077 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #1,435 of 2,108 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #1,192 of 2,188 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.0% | #50 of 621 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,120
+339 (+43%) vs 2020
+135% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,120 | 73 | 15.3:1 | 53% (588) |
| 2023-24 | 1,161 | 72.9 | 15.9:1 | 56% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 1,123 | 64.3 | 17.5:1 | 55% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 55% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 65% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 66% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 71% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 62% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school located in FREEPORT, Florida. The student body numbers 1,120 students, from kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 85% above that.
The 22 schools in WALTON enroll 12,069 students altogether, FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
White students make up a majority at FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 68%. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Walton County overall, about 84% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 53% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is +12.6 points: 67.5% actual, 54.9% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Walton County, the median household income is $81,986, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walton County is home to 26 public schools and about 12,069 public school students.
Nearby, FREEPORT LEARNING CENTER is about 0.5 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 73.2% on proficiency, and FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 67.5%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school counted 781 students in 2020-21 and 1,120 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Walton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,948
Census ACS
Median income
$81,986
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WALTON
- SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,127 students
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 969 students
- DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 924 students
- VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 914 students
- EMERALD COAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 872 students
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 796 students
Other schools in FREEPORT
- FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 677 students
- FREEPORT LEARNING CENTERElementary · 114 students
Other Freeport Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Freeport Elementary. FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Freeport Elementary SchoolFREEPORT, TX · 616 students
Nearby schools
- FREEPORT LEARNING CENTER0.5 mi · 114
- FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 790
- FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 677
- SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 1,127
- BAY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 130
- EMERALD COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL10.4 mi · 872
Frequently asked questions
About FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,120 students in grades KG-04.
Is FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WALTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.