WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL

WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 796 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

796

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	503	63%
Hispanic/Latino	162	20%
Black or African American	62	8%
Two or more races	60	8%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	796	386M / 410F

English Language Learners: 46 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	51.0% +2.2pp	48.8%	736
Reading Proficiency	50.0% -2.2pp	52.2%	748
Science Proficiency	55.0%	—	223

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.05 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

101

12.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

176

22.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	796	100%

Contact & Location

605 BRUCE AVE

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32435

Phone: (850)892-1281

http://wms.walton.k12.fl.us/

District

WALTON

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,399

District enrollment: 11,575

Other Schools in District

DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FREEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MAUDE SAUNDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL Elementary
VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EMERALD COAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE High
FREEPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32435) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120198002024

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD