📍 720 Lovejoy Road Nw, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, 32548
Okaloosa Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County. The school has 185 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Duenas. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades 2–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 185.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 15%.
Okaloosa Academy enrolls 185 students across grades 2–12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 185.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 35% Black or African American and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 12% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 185 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Okaloosa Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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.
Okaloosa Academy 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 185 students, Okaloosa Academy is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small