VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an expansive elementary-level community in SANTA ROSA BEACH, Florida, VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 914 students from grades K through 5, overseen by WALTON. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 51% bigger than that benchmark.

Within WALTON, which oversees 22 schools and 12,069 students, VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Walton County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Walton County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Walton County put 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), VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 5.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 72.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,048 (now 914). White enrollment moved from 74% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.