📍 630 Kelly St, Destin, Okaloosa County, 32541
Destin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Destin, Okaloosa County. The school has 976 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Meyer. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths.
Destin Elementary School enrolls 976 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 658 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 976 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Destin Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Destin Elementary School is one of 52 schools in OKALOOSA, based in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida. The district serves 32,047 students district-wide and employs 1,685 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 976 students, Destin Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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