📍 21893 Us Highway 331 N, Paxton, Walton County, 32538
Paxton School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Paxton, Walton County. The school has 819 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paxton School enrolls 819 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.2% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 724 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 819 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 453 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Paxton School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 5.
Paxton 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 819 students, Paxton 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 - Remote