📍 815 Lincoln Ave, Defuniak Springs, Walton County, 32435
West Defuniak Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Defuniak Springs, Walton County. The school has 669 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darlene Paul. It is part of the Walton school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Defuniak Elementary School enrolls 669 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 408 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 669 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
West Defuniak Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 5.
West Defuniak Elementary School is one of 23 schools in WALTON, based in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida. The district serves 12,007 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 669 students, West Defuniak Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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