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Schools in Southport

Southport’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/12schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 9% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
13,102 students on the public path
In brief

Southport’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Southport’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Tyndall Academy places highest (better than 88%); Rutherford High School lowest (13%). 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 Southport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southport Elementary SchoolBay County School DistrictB
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

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

Bay County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 47 schools · 27,494 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,843FL $13,006 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 52.1% · 15057 students tested
Math53%
State average 52.2% · 13846 students tested

Southport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Southport—Bay County

Every school in Southport

12 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 Southportby address
Southport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
531 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Southportin other towns
Deane Bozeman School
Grades PK–12 · Panama City
B+
1,690 students20:1Rate it →
Breakfast Point Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Panama City Beach
B+
1,089 students16:1Rate it →
Tyndall Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tyndall Afb
A
883 students15:1Rate it →
Surfside Middle School
Grades PK–12 · Panama City Beach
B+
755 students16:1Rate it →
Rutherford High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Panama City
D
1,394 students17:1Rate it →
Mowat Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lynn Haven
B
803 students19:1Rate it →
Merritt Brown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Panama City
C
634 students17:1Rate it →
Jinks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Panama City
C+
541 students18:1Rate it →
A. Crawford Mosley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lynn Haven
B
1,864 students23:1Rate it →
J.R. Arnold High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Panama City Beach
B−
1,629 students21:1Rate it →
Bay High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Panama City
C
1,289 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Southport’s schools

Are Southport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Southport. Bay County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Southport. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Southport in?

Bay County School District.

Where do Southport kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: A. Crawford Mosley High School, Deane Bozeman School, J.R. Arnold High School, Rutherford High School, Bay High School and Surfside Middle 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.