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Maude Saunders Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

416 John Baldwin Rd, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433 · (850) 892-1260 · Part of Walton County School District

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

Directions
Students
554
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Maude Saunders Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21% since 2020–21
  • 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–5Maude Saunders Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Walton Middle Schoolin Defuniak Springs

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

416 John Baldwin Rd, Defuniak Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten96
Grade 186
Grade 295
Grade 3102
Grade 487
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
458’20
503’21
553’22
561’23
554’24

Up 21% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 21%Black 13%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Maude Saunders 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.