Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to DeFuniak Springs

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Walton Initiative for Success in Education (WISE)

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Alternative Education School

555 Walton Rd, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433 · (850) 892-1111 · Part of Walton County School District

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

Directions
Students
264
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Walton Initiative for Success in Education (WISE)

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 82.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

555 Walton Rd, Defuniak Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K87
Grade 48
Grade 55
Grade 619
Grade 715
Grade 822
Grade 931
Grade 1034
Grade 1131
Grade 1212
Enrollment over time
145’20
192’21
215’22
247’23
264’24

Up 82.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 17%Black 9%Two or more races 9%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 Initiative for Success in Education (WISE) 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
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
Dune Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Rosa Beach
A
924 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.