MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a close-knit primary school in MARY ESTHER, Florida, MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 438 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by OKALOOSA. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 49 schools in OKALOOSA (32,120 students total), MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 20% Black, 13% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Okaloosa County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Okaloosa County put the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Okaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students).

The closest other public school is FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.2%.

MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 612 (now 438). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 13% to 27% over that span.

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