MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL

MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, operated by WALTON, with 521 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

WALTON comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 12,069 students; MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Walton County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 63.1%, a residual of +23.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Walton County shows median household earnings sit near $81,986, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Walton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students), MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WALTON LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.9 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 29% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 521). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 80% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.