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Gulf Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

1,915

Students per teacher

15.2

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

553 sq mi

State

Gulf is a public school district in Florida, based in Gulf County (Port St Joe). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Gulf on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Gulf

Average SchoolGrade

Meeting or exceeding expectations

25%

Exceeding

Avg actual scores

51.3%

Avg projected

48.5%

4 of 5 schools in Gulf carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

B: 1C: 2D: 1

Best schools in Gulf

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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.

B- Port St Joe High School (High school, meets expectations)
C+ Port St Joe Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
C- Wewahitchka Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
D+ Wewahitchka High School (High school, underperforms expectations)

Every school in Gulf

High schools (2)

B- Port St Joe High School, Port St Joe
D+ Wewahitchka High School, Wewahitchka

Elementary and primary schools (2)

C+ Port St Joe Elementary School, Port St Joe
C- Wewahitchka Elementary School, Wewahitchka

Other schools and academies (1)

PREK, Ese Wewahitchka

Where Gulf schools are

Cities and towns served (2)

Port St Joe (2)
Wewahitchka (2)

About this district

State: Best schools in Florida
County: Gulf County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 1,915 students with 126 full-time-equivalent teachers and 261 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 1200690
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Franklin (4 schools, 28 mi)
BAY (45 schools, 29 mi)
Liberty (5 schools, 37 mi)
Calhoun (5 schools, 37 mi)
Washington (9 schools, 56 mi)
Wakulla (10 schools, 57 mi)
Gadsden (15 schools, 63 mi)
Jackson (14 schools, 64 mi)

Questions about Gulf

How many schools are in Gulf?

SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Gulf, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Gulf serve?

The largest by graded schools: Port St Joe, Wewahitchka.

How good are the schools in Gulf?

Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 51.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.5%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Gulf?

1,915 students were enrolled in Gulf in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Gulf?

Gulf is in Florida, based in Gulf County, with its district office in Port St Joe. Its boundary covers about 553 sq mi.