📍 4545 Range Rd, Niceville, Okaloosa County, 32578
Bluewater Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Niceville, Okaloosa County. The school has 930 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 86% are proficient in maths.
Bluewater Elementary School enrolls 930 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 749 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 930 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Bluewater Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Bluewater 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 930 students, Bluewater 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: Suburb - Midsize
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