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Enrollment
677
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON·NCES 120198002022
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
12615 US HIGHWAY 331 S, FREEPORT, FL 32439 · (850) 892-1200 · Walton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
266 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 174 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 211 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 22% |
Student demographics
44%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
68.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp 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 76 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 74.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 677 | 39.3% | 73.9% |
| WENDELL KRINN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 765 | 37.5% | 70.4% |
| UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL UMATILLA | 922 | 39.7% | 40.9% |
| TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL TRENTON | 701 | 40.2% | 62.3% |
| RICHARD O JACOBSON TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AT SEMINOLE SEMINOLE | 546 | 35.7% | 58.1% |
| PORT ST. JOE HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST JOE | 575 | 37.6% | 53.6% |
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 FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Walton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #77 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #51 of 549 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #136 of 559 ▲ 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #456 of 830 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #39 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #451 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #366 of 630 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.5% | #25 of 246 | 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
677
+166 (+32%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 677 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 39% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 37.5 | 18.1:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 43% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 42% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 54% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 27% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Families in FREEPORT, Florida, are served by FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. There are 677 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 35% below the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
WALTON serves 12,069 students across 22 schools.
More than half of the students at FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are White (71%). Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 84% White among all Walton County residents. The diversity index for FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 42 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. High schools in Florida average 23.5:1, 7.4 more students per teacher than here. FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 39%. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Walton County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.5% for FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 73.9%, 12.4 points above the prediction.
In Walton County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,986, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,069, FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 2.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 73.9% is above the 68.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 32% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,120 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
Other schools in FREEPORT
- FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,120 students
- FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- FREEPORT LEARNING CENTERElementary · 114 students
Nearby schools
- FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,120
- FREEPORT LEARNING CENTER3.1 mi · 114
- FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL4.5 mi · 790
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL11.7 mi · 796
- SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL12.0 mi · 1,127
- BAY SCHOOL12.2 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 677 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WALTON in Walton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.