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How has SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,127
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON·NCES 120198003941
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL
645 GREENWAY TRL, SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL 32459 · (850) 622-5020 · Walton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,127 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Florida public high schools
- ATest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
230 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 | 284 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 271 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 282 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 290 | 26% |
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
71.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 67.0% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,127 | 20.4% | 74.6% |
| OASIS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 896 | 22.4% | 66.0% |
| FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FERNANDINA BEACH | 978 | 24.6% | 61.4% |
| SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SATELLITE BEACH | 1,438 | 17.7% | 69.9% |
| COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COCOA BEACH | 1,049 | 26.3% | 66.9% |
| LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL ENGLEWOOD | 1,343 | 26.7% | 57.7% |
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 SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Walton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #72 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #81 of 549 ▼ 18 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #107 of 559 ▲ 12 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,127 | #371 of 830 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #187 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #464 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #556 of 630 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.9% | #27 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
1,127
+125 (+12%) vs 2020
+90% since 2010-11, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 1,127 | 54.8 | 20.6:1 | 20% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 1,112 | 58.8 | 18.9:1 | 21% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 1,235 | 62.9 | 19.6:1 | 20% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 1,002 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 19% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 25% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 30% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 29% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school for students in SANTA ROSA BEACH, Florida. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,127 students.
WALTON is responsible for 22 schools, SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL included, with 12,069 students in all.
White students are the majority at SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL, with 72% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL's 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.6:1. That is lower than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 20%. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Walton County is 27 points.
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL would score about 71.0%. It scores 74.6%, 3.6 points above that figure.
In Walton County (population about 82,948), the median household income is $81,986, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 26 public schools in Walton County, enrolling about 12,069 students in all.
BAY SCHOOL is located about 3.7 miles from SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 74.8%, higher than SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL's 74.6%.
Federal data place SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 12% from its 2020-21 level of 1,002. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.2:1 in 2020-21, and 20.6:1 in 2024-25.
The SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- 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
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 796 students
Other schools in SANTA ROSA BEACH
- DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 924 students
- VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 914 students
- EMERALD COAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 872 students
- SEASIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLHigh · 501 students
Nearby schools
- BAY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 130
- EMERALD COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 872
- SEASIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL4.7 mi · 501
- VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 914
- DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 924
- FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,127 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WALTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.