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Enrollment
796
Middle
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON·NCES 120198002024
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
605 BRUCE AVE, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32435 · (850) 892-1281 · Walton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
607 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 280 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 66.9% |
% 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
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 796 | 76.3% | 65.3% |
| HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 945 | 68.8% | 57.1% |
| OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 689 | 77.4% | 43.8% |
| HUDSON ACADEMY HUDSON | 920 | 65.5% | 34.5% |
| BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BARTOW | 881 | 71.3% | 39.1% |
| FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 815 | 65.2% | 38.6% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #140 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #92 of 560 ▲ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #165 of 560 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #297 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #15 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #328 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #31 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #36 of 137 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
796
+48 (+6%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 796 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 76% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 76% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 75% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 71% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 74% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 74% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 71% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 63% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 43 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, one of the schools in WALTON. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 796 students.
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 22 schools in WALTON, which enrolls 12,069 students in total.
About 63% of the student body at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Walton County, the White share is about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 53 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. Middle schools in Florida have an average ratio of 19.6:1. About 76% of students at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Walton County.
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Florida public middle schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 43.0%. It actually posts 65.3%, which is 22.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Florida schools.
The school's county is Walton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $81,986 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Walton County with 25 other public schools.
WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD sits about 1.0 miles from WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 57.8%, lower than WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's 65.3%.
The federal government classifies WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%.
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- MAUDE SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 554 students
- MOSSY HEAD SCHOOLElementary · 521 students
- WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)Combined · 264 students
- WALTON ACADEMY INC.High · 130 students
Other Walton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Walton Middle. WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOLWALTON, NY · 186 students
- Walton MiddleCompton, CA · 72 students
Nearby schools
- WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD1.0 mi · 7
- WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.0 mi · 21
- WALTON ACADEMY INC.1.1 mi · 130
- WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 704
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 969
- WALTON INITIATIVE FOR SUCCESS IN EDUCATION (WISE)2.2 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 796 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WALTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.