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BAY Schools
BAY is a public school district in Florida, based in Bay County (Panama City). SchoolGrade grades 45 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
BAY on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for BAY
41 of 45 schools in BAY carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 13B: 15C: 9D: 3F: 1
Best schools in BAY
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ University Academy Sabl Inc (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A North Bay Haven Career Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Bay Haven Charter Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Patronis Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Tyndall Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Rising Leaders Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Breakfast Point Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Bay Haven Charter Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Deane Bozeman School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in BAY
High schools (5)
- A Crawford Mosley High School, Lynn Haven
- B- Bay High School, Panama City
- C Central High School, Panama City
- F Rosenwald High School, Panama City
- C Rutherford High School, Panama City
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- A Bay Haven Charter Middle School, Panama City
- B- Jinks Middle School, Panama City
- B+ JR Arnold High School, Panama City Beach
- C+ Merritt Brown Middle School, Panama City
- B+ Mowat Middle School, Lynn Haven
- A North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School, Panama City
- A- Surfside Middle School, Panama City Beach
Elementary and primary schools (17)
- C Callaway Elementary School, Panama City
- D- Cedar Grove Elementary School, Panama City
- B+ Deer Point Elementary School, Panama City
- C+ Hiland Park Elementary School, Panama City
- B+ Hutchison Beach Elementary School, Panama City
- C Lucille Moore Elementary School, Panama City
- B+ Lynn Haven Elementary School, Lynn Haven
- C- Merriam Cherry Street Elementary, Panama City
- A- North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School, Panama City
- B Northside Elementary School, Panama City
- B- Palm Bay Elementary School, Panama City
- C Parker Elementary School, Panama City
- A Patronis Elementary School, Panama City Beach
- B Southport Elementary School, Southport
- B Tommy Smith Elementary School, Panama City
- B- Waller Elementary School, Youngstown
- B+ West Bay Elementary School, Panama City Beach
Other schools and academies (16)
- A Gary Walsingham Academy, Panama City Beach
- A Bay Haven Charter Academy, Panama City
- A- Bay Virtual Franchise, Panama City
- Bay Virtual Instruction Program, Panama City
- B- Bay Virtual Instruction Program District Provided, Panama City
- A Breakfast Point Academy, Panama City Beach
- Chautauqua Charter School, Panama City
- A Deane Bozeman School, Panama City
- D+ Margaret K Lewis In Millville, Panama City
- D- New Horizons Learning Center, Panama City
- A North Bay Haven Career Academy, Panama City
- B- Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6 12, Panama City
- A Rising Leaders Academy, Panama City
- C- St Andrew School At Oakland Terrace, Panama City
- A Tyndall Academy, Tyndall Afb
- A+ University Academy Sabl Inc, Panama City
Where BAY schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Panama City (33)
- Panama City Beach (6)
- Lynn Haven (3)
- Southport (1)
- Tyndall Afb (1)
- Youngstown (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Bay County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 27,675 students with 1,576 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,605 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200090
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about BAY
How many schools are in BAY?
SchoolGrade grades 45 public schools in BAY, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does BAY serve?
The largest by graded schools: Panama City, Panama City Beach, Lynn Haven, Southport, Tyndall Afb and 1 more.
How good are the schools in BAY?
Across the 41 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 46.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.6%. 68% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend BAY?
27,675 students were enrolled in BAY in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is BAY?
BAY is in Florida, based in Bay County, with its district office in Panama City. Its boundary covers about 759 sq mi.