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Walton High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

449 Walton Rd, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433 · (850) 892-1270 · Part of Walton County School District

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

Directions
Students
969
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Walton High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Florida’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 34.4% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Walton Middle Schoolin Defuniak Springs
9–12Walton High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

449 Walton Rd, Defuniak Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9278
Grade 10251
Grade 11244
Grade 12196
Enrollment over time
721’20
794’21
856’22
898’23
969’24

Up 34.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 19%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walton High 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.