Okaloosa and Walton counties retain A ratings in new Florida school district ratings

Collin Bestor, Northwest Florida Daily News
Updated ·2 min read

Okaloosa and Walton counties retained their A ratings in the most recent school district ratings released by the Florida Department of Education.

The 2023-24 school district grades were released Wednesday under a new grading scale approved by the State Board of Education. With the new scale, elementary schools in Florida reverted to a grading scale from 2014 to 2022, and all other school types used the new scale.

"This approach takes into consideration the different components included in the school grade formula for different school types and ensures our school grades accurately reflect the performance of our schools," said the FDOE in a news release.

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Elementary schools in Okaloosa and Walton counties will receive grades based on the following scale:

  • A - 62%-100%

  • B- 54%-61%

  • C- 41%-53%

  • D - 32% - 40%

  • F - 0%-31%

For middle, high and combination schools, the grading scale is as follows:

  • A - 64%-100%

  • B - 57%-63%

  • C- 44%-56%

  • D - 34%-43%

  • F - 0%-33%

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Okaloosa County school grades

  • Edwins Elementary School - C, 51%

  • Baker School - B, 59%

  • Bob Sikes Elementary School - B, 55%

  • Meigs Middle School - B, 58%

  • Shoal River Middle School - A, 64%

  • Ruckel Middle School - A, 75%

  • Destin Elementary School - A, 73%

  • Edge Elementary School - A, 63%

  • Eglin Elementary School - B, 57%

  • Laurel Hill School - B, 62%

  • Niceville High School - A, 70%

  • Northwood Elementary School - B, 60%

  • Riverside Elementary School - B, 61%

  • Pryor Middle School - B, 62%

  • Wright Elementary School - C, 45%

  • Shalimar Elementary School - C, 51%

  • Elliott Point Elementary School - B, 55%

  • Mary Esther Elementary School - B, 59%

  • Plew Elementary School - A, 71%

  • Choctaw High School - C, 55%

  • Crestview High School - B, 57%

  • Kenwood Elementary School - B, 61%

  • Florosa Elementary School - A, 67%

  • Fort Walton Beach High School - B, 62%

  • Bruner Middle School - B, 59%

  • Lewis School - A, 66%

  • Longwood Elementary School - C, 45%

  • Okaloosa STEMM Center - A, 86%

  • Walker Elementary School - B, 57%

  • Bluewater Elementary School - A, 67%

  • Antioch Elementary School - A, 63%

  • Davidson Middle School - B, 62%

  • Destin Middle School - A, 69%

  • Emerald Coast Career Institute - Incomplete

  • Richbourg School - Incomplete

  • Destin High School - Incomplete

  • Collegiate High School at NWFSC - A, 82%

  • Liza Jackson Prep - A, 73%

  • Northwest Florida Ballet Academie - A, 87%

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Walton County school grades

  • West DeFuniak Elementary School - A, 66%

  • Paxton School - A, 65%

  • Freeport High School - A, 75%

  • Freeport Middle School - A, 67%

  • Bulter Elementary School - A, 69%

  • Emerald Coast Middle School - A, 69%

  • South Walton High School - A, 75%

  • Dune Lakes Elementary School - A, 74%

  • Walton Middle School - B, 62%

  • Magnet Innovation Center - A, 81%

  • Mossy Head School - A, 64%

  • Saunders Elementary School - C, 49%

  • Freeport Elementary School - A, 66%

  • Seaside School - A, 88%

This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: School grades for Okaloosa and Walton County are out. How did yours do?