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Schools in Cinco Bayou

Cinco Bayou’s public schools

Okaloosa County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cinco Bayou. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?29/34schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 14% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
FL 18.0
Schools in town
1
29,047 students on the public path
In brief

Cinco Bayou’s schools, in brief

School by school

29 of Cinco Bayou’s 34 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Okaloosa Stemm Center places highest (better than 100%); Longwood Elementary School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

22 elementary schools serve Cinco Bayou, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 12 middle schools and six high schools: Crestview High School, Niceville Senior High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School, Fort Walton Beach High School, Baker School and Laurel Hill School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cinco Bayou, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Cinco Bayou’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Baker School
Grades PK–12 · Baker
B−
1,434 students19:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B+
1,032 students18:1Rate it →
Antioch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
A−
931 students17:1Rate it →
Destin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Destin
A
910 students17:1Rate it →
Bluewater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niceville
A+
885 students17:1Rate it →
Walker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B
875 students18:1Rate it →
Northwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B+
814 students17:1Rate it →
Bob Sikes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B+
794 students19:1Rate it →
James E Plew Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niceville
A
762 students18:1Rate it →
Addie R. Lewis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Valparaiso
A−
653 students15:1Rate it →
Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
609 students17:1Rate it →
Elliott Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
583 students17:1Rate it →
Shalimar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shalimar
B+
557 students17:1Rate it →
Longwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shalimar
C−
555 students16:1Rate it →
Florosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mary Esther
A−
539 students17:1Rate it →
Lula J. Edge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niceville
A
501 students16:1Rate it →
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
490 students17:1Rate it →
Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
A−
471 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Esther Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mary Esther
B
438 students17:1Rate it →
Eglin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eglin Afb
A
436 students17:1Rate it →
Laurel Hill School
Grades PK–12 · Laurel Hill
B
432 students14:1Rate it →
Southside Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Crestview
260 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Okaloosa County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Okaloosa County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 46 schools · 32,047 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,131FL $13,006 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 52.1% · 18628 students tested
Math62%
State average 52.2% · 17299 students tested

Cinco Bayou vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Cinco Bayou’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cinco Bayou—Okaloosa County
Fort Walton BeachA−Okaloosa County

Every school in Cinco Bayou

36 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cinco Bayouin other towns
Baker School
Grades PK–12 · Baker
B−
1,434 students19:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B+
1,032 students18:1Rate it →
Antioch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
A−
931 students17:1Rate it →
Destin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Destin
A
910 students17:1Rate it →
Bluewater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niceville
A+
885 students17:1Rate it →
Walker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B
875 students18:1Rate it →
Northwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B+
814 students17:1Rate it →
Bob Sikes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crestview
B+
794 students19:1Rate it →
James E Plew Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niceville
A
762 students18:1Rate it →
Addie R. Lewis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Valparaiso
A−
653 students15:1Rate it →
Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
609 students17:1Rate it →
Elliott Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
583 students17:1Rate it →
Shalimar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shalimar
B+
557 students17:1Rate it →
Longwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shalimar
C−
555 students16:1Rate it →
Florosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mary Esther
A−
539 students17:1Rate it →
Lula J. Edge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niceville
A
501 students16:1Rate it →
Annette P. Edwins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
490 students17:1Rate it →
Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
A−
471 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Esther Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mary Esther
B
438 students17:1Rate it →
Eglin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eglin Afb
A
436 students17:1Rate it →
Laurel Hill School
Grades PK–12 · Laurel Hill
B
432 students14:1Rate it →
Southside Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Crestview
260 students12:1Rate it →
Northwest Florida Ballet Academie
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Fort Walton Beach
A+
134 students18:1Rate it →
Destin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Destin
A−
799 students19:1Rate it →
Davidson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crestview
B+
1,111 students20:1Rate it →
C. W. Ruckel Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Niceville
A
1,061 students20:1Rate it →
Shoal River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crestview
B
923 students19:1Rate it →
W. C. Pryor Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
721 students20:1Rate it →
Max Bruner Junior Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
677 students18:1Rate it →
Clifford Meigs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shalimar
B
612 students19:1Rate it →
Okaloosa Stemm Center
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valparaiso
A+
366 students17:1Rate it →
Crestview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crestview
B
2,376 students24:1Rate it →
Niceville Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Niceville
A
2,036 students25:1Rate it →
Choctawhatchee Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Walton Beach
B−
1,720 students21:1Rate it →
Fort Walton Beach High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Walton Beach
B+
1,550 students22:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Cinco Christain School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Walton Beach
Private · Religious
247 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Cinco Bayou’s schools

Are Cinco Bayou’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cinco Bayou. Okaloosa County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cinco Bayou. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 29 of its 34 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cinco Bayou in?

Okaloosa County School District.

Where do Cinco Bayou kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Crestview High School, Niceville Senior High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School, Fort Walton Beach High School, Baker School and Laurel Hill School.

Are there private schools in Cinco Bayou?

Yes: Cinco Christain School (grades PK–5, 247 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.