Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 712 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138003880
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE
310 PERRY AVE SE, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548 · (850) 664-7787 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Florida public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
45 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 39 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 12% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OKALOOSA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
93.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
96.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.6% | 96.7% |
| 2023-24 | 91.1% | 87.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
94.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE's state test result (94.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE this school | 134 | 33.6% | 94.3% |
| GULF COAST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPRING HILL | 217 | 26.3% | 76.5% |
| ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE ALACHUA | 63 | 34.9% | 91.1% |
| BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) BROOKSVILLE | 88 | 45.5% | 59.0% |
| BEULAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE PENSACOLA | 318 | 28.3% | 69.8% |
| OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER VALPARAISO | 366 | 27.9% | 97.8% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.3% | #4 of 560 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.7% | #6 of 560 ▲ 19 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.6% | #5 of 560 ▲ 2 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #563 of 584 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #452 of 565 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
134
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 134 | 7.6 | 17.6:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 7.6 | 18.0:1 | 38% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 7.4 | 19.1:1 | 39% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 7 | 18.3:1 | 35% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | 34% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 28% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 8 | 18.3:1 | 31% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE.
About NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE
In FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, part of Okaloosa County, NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE is a middle school. The school offers grades 3 through 8 and enrolls 134 students. Middle schools in Florida average about 794 students, which makes this school 83% below average.
District-wide, OKALOOSA has 49 schools and 32,120 students.
The largest group at NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE is White students, at 69%. Other students are 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Okaloosa County residents are about 72% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE scores 50%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The school has 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Federal data show 34% of students (45) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Okaloosa County, the school's rate is lower.
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Florida public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE is in the top 10% of Florida schools: 94.3% actual against 64.3% predicted.
In the wider Okaloosa County area, the median household earns about $81,998 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Okaloosa County, 51 public schools serve about 32,120 students.
Measured in a straight line, ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.3 miles from NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE is ahead of the 52.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
NCES describes the area around NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 6 students, from 128 to 134.
This page is set up for the NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Okaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,599
Census ACS
Median income
$81,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
32,120 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in OKALOOSA
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
Other schools in FORT WALTON BEACH
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOLElementary · 977 students
- W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 721 students
- MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
- WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 583
- MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 677
- ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 490
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,550
- SILVER SANDS-EXCEP. CHILDREN2.4 mi · 93
- WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIEHow large is NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE?
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE serve?
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE is approximately 17.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE?
Student demographics at NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE are roughly 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE?
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE is overseen by OKALOOSA in Okaloosa County.
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