LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Located at 1123 HOSPITAL RD, in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL is an expansive elementary school that works with 977 students (grades K through 8), part of OKALOOSA. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL sits 62% larger than that benchmark.

OKALOOSA comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 32,120 students; LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL reports 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Okaloosa County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Okaloosa County) records that median household earnings sit near $81,998, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Okaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students).

Nearest neighbor: W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.1%.

LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 15%: 851 students in 2018 compared to 977 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.