WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a moderately sized 6-8 campus in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, one of the schools within WALTON, hosts 796 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 22 schools operated by WALTON, a district that works with 12,069 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Walton County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.0%; actual is 65.3%, +22.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Walton County put the typical household earns roughly $81,986 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 26 public schools in Walton County (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students).

WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 57.8%.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 22%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 796 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 13% to 8% over that span.

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