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Schools in Paxton

Paxton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
783 students on the public path
In brief

Paxton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paxton’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Paxton School places highest (better than 78%); Paxton School lowest (78%). 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 Paxton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Paxton SchoolWalton County School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Walton 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.

Walton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 19 schools · 12,007 students, up 23% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$15,247FL $13,006 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 52.1% · 6478 students tested
Math67%
State average 52.2% · 5814 students tested

Paxton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paxton—Walton County

Florala, AL borders Paxton but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Paxton

1 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).

District schools in Paxtonby address
Paxton School
Grades PK–12
A−
783 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Paxton’s schools

Are Paxton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paxton. Walton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paxton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paxton in?

Walton County School District.

Where do Paxton kids go to high school?

Paxton School.

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What Paxton families are saying about school.

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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.