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West Defuniak Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

815 Lincoln Ave, Defuniak Springs, FL 32435 · (850) 892-1250 · Part of Walton County School District

DeFuniak Springs’ School Grade A better than 92% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
704
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West Defuniak Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for DeFuniak Springs kids: Walton Middle School

On the path

Where DeFuniak Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5West Defuniak Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Walton Middle Schoolin Defuniak Springs

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

815 Lincoln Ave, Defuniak Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten115
Grade 1110
Grade 2111
Grade 3122
Grade 4118
Grade 5128
Enrollment over time
669’20
695’21
669’22
699’23
704’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 23%Black 10%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Defuniak Elementary School from DeFuniak Springs families.

Other schools in Walton County School District

The district →
Paxton School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Paxton
A−
783 students15:1
Mossy Head School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Defuniak Springs
A−
521 students15:1
Walton Initiative for Success in Education (WISE)
Other · Grades PK–12 · Defuniak Springs
C−
264 students10:1
Bay School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Santa Rosa
130 students11:1
Freeport Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Freeport
114 students13:1
Freeport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Freeport
B
1,120 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; DeFuniak Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.