📍 416 John Baldwin Rd, Defuniak Springs, Walton County, 32433
Maude Saunders Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Defuniak Springs, Walton County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walton school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Maude Saunders Elementary School enrolls 553 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 11% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 553 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Maude Saunders 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.
Maude Saunders 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 553 students, Maude Saunders Elementary School is close to 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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