Enrollment
264
Combined
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON·NCES 120198007690
WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)
555 WALTON RD, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433 · (850) 892-1111 · Walton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED32-TOWNTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
211 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 5% |
Student demographics
54%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
own-school result
Math
14.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 19.4% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #35 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #8 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #25 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #8 of 74 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
264
+119 (+82%) vs 2020
+450% since 2010-11, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 264 | 26.9 | 9.8:1 | 80% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 26.5 | 9.3:1 | 82% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 21.5 | 10.0:1 | 75% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 14 | 10.4:1 | 61% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | N/A | N/A | 73% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 87 | N/A | N/A | 74% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 48 | N/A | N/A | 75% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE).
About WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)
WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) serves students in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, as a small school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers pre-K through 12 and reported 264 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 25% below the 353-student average for combined schools in Florida.
WALTON serves 12,069 students across 22 schools.
Of every 100 students at WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE), about 64 are White. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) scores 54%.
The school has 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.8 students per teacher. Combined schools in Florida average 17.7:1, 7.9 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE), 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Walton County.
In the surrounding county, Walton County, median household income comes to about $81,986, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 26 public schools and about 12,069 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, WALTON HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE). WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school counted 145 students in 2020-21 and 264 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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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
- SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,127 students
- 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
Other schools in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 969 students
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 796 students
- WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- MAUDE SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 554 students
- MOSSY HEAD SCHOOLElementary · 521 students
- WALTON ACADEMY INC.High · 130 students
Nearby schools
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 969
- MAUDE SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 554
- WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 704
- WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.2 mi · 21
- WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD2.2 mi · 7
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 796
Frequently asked questions
About WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)How large is WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)?
WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) serve?
WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) have?
WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)?
Student demographics at WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) are roughly 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) public or private?
WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by WALTON.
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