WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier primary school in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 609 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within OKALOOSA.

OKALOOSA comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 32,120 students; WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 22% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Okaloosa County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

In the broader community, Okaloosa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 609). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 29% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.