FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized intermediate school in FREEPORT, Florida, FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 790 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within WALTON.

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

Looking at the student body, FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest reads as 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Walton County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.2%; this one delivers 65.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Walton County) records that median household income runs about $81,986, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 26 public schools in Walton County (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students).

The closest other public school is FREEPORT LEARNING CENTER, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 55% since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 790). The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 66% over that span.

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