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Okaloosa Schools
Okaloosa is a public school district in Florida, based in Okaloosa County (Fort Walton Beach). SchoolGrade grades 45 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa
42 of 45 schools in Okaloosa carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 22B: 13C: 4D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Okaloosa
Statewide rankings: all 579 high schools in Florida · all 539 middle schools in Florida · all 2114 elementary schools in Florida
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+ Okaloosa Stemm Center (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Northwest Florida Ballet Academie (Other school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Bluewater Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Liza Jackson Preparatory School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ C W Ruckel Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Destin Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ James E Plew Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Eglin Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lula J Edge Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Collegiate High School At Northwest Florida State College (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Okaloosa
High schools (6)
- B+ Choctawhatchee Senior High School, Fort Walton Beach
- A Collegiate High School At Northwest Florida State College, Niceville
- B+ Crestview High School, Crestview
- Destin High School, Destin
- A- Fort Walton Beach High School, Fort Walton Beach
- A Niceville Senior High School, Niceville
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- A+ C W Ruckel Middle School, Niceville
- A- Clifford Meigs Middle School, Shalimar
- A Davidson Middle School, Crestview
- A Destin Middle School, Destin
- B+ Max Bruner Junior Middle School, Fort Walton Beach
- A- Shoal River Middle School, Crestview
- B+ W C Pryor Middle School, Fort Walton Beach
Elementary and primary schools (19)
- C Annette P Edwins Elementary School, Fort Walton Beach
- A Antioch Elementary School, Crestview
- A+ Bluewater Elementary School, Niceville
- B+ Bob Sikes Elementary School, Crestview
- A+ Destin Elementary School, Destin
- A+ Eglin Elementary School, Eglin Afb
- B- Elliott Point Elementary School, Fort Walton Beach
- A- Florosa Elementary School, Mary Esther
- A+ James E Plew Elementary School, Niceville
- A- Kenwood Elementary School, Fort Walton Beach
- C- Longwood Elementary School, Shalimar
- A+ Lula J Edge Elementary School, Niceville
- B Mary Esther Elementary School, Mary Esther
- A- Northwood Elementary School, Crestview
- B+ Riverside Elementary School, Crestview
- B+ Shalimar Elementary School, Shalimar
- Southside Primary School, Crestview
- B Walker Elementary School, Crestview
- B Wright Elementary School, Fort Walton Beach
Other schools and academies (13)
- A Addie R Lewis School, Valparaiso
- A- Baker School, Baker
- C- Emerald Coast Career Institute N, Crestview
- B+ Laurel Hill School, Laurel Hill
- A+ Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Fort Walton Beach
- A+ Northwest Florida Ballet Academie, Fort Walton Beach
- D- Okaloosa Academy, Fort Walton Beach
- B+ Okaloosa Online Non Franchised, Crestview
- A+ Okaloosa Stemm Center, Valparaiso
- F Okaloosa Technical College, Fort Walton Beach
- Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program, Fort Walton Beach
- C- Richbourg School, Crestview
- D Silver Sands Excep Children, Fort Walton Beach
Where Okaloosa schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Fort Walton Beach (14)
- Crestview (12)
- Niceville (6)
- Destin (3)
- Shalimar (3)
- Mary Esther (2)
- Valparaiso (2)
- Baker (1)
- Eglin Afb (1)
- Laurel Hill (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Okaloosa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 32,426 students with 1,733 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,462 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201380
- 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
- Walton (19 schools, 26 mi)
- Santa Rosa (37 schools, 26 mi)
- Escambia (62 schools, 44 mi)
- Holmes (8 schools, 49 mi)
- Washington (9 schools, 56 mi)
- BAY (45 schools, 66 mi)
- Jackson (14 schools, 83 mi)
- Calhoun (5 schools, 84 mi)
Questions about Okaloosa
How many schools are in Okaloosa?
SchoolGrade grades 45 public schools in Okaloosa, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Okaloosa serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fort Walton Beach, Crestview, Niceville, Destin, Shalimar and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Okaloosa?
Across the 42 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 55% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 50.4%. 81% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Okaloosa?
32,426 students were enrolled in Okaloosa in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Okaloosa?
Okaloosa is in Florida, based in Okaloosa County, with its district office in Fort Walton Beach. Its boundary covers about 930 sq mi.