W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized middle school, run under OKALOOSA. It works with 721 students across grades 6 through 8.

OKALOOSA comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 32,120 students; W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 15% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Okaloosa County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Okaloosa County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Okaloosa County put median household earnings sit near $81,998, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Okaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students).

CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.3%.

W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 672 (now 721). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 22% to 47%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.