SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL

SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL operates as a compact elementary school in CRESTVIEW, Florida, part of OKALOOSA. Current enrollment sits at 260 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 57% below typical.

Within OKALOOSA, which oversees 49 schools and 32,120 students, SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Okaloosa County's rate of about 50%.

In the broader community, Okaloosa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL is one.

OKALOOSA ONLINE NON FRANCHISED is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 260 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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