📍 4608 Legendary Marina Dr, Destin, Okaloosa County, 32541
Destin Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Destin, Okaloosa County. The school has 846 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Belinda Small. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths.
Destin Middle School enrolls 846 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 642 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 846 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 47 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 Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Destin Middle 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 846 students, Destin Middle 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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