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Best High Schools in Walton County, FL

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Schools

3,521

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMagnet Innovation Center22^nd of 841 Florida high schools

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Biggest riser

Freeport Senior High School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Freeport Senior High School 16.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)				Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Contracted Residential Services	Public	6-12	101a Business Center Dr	Miramar	32550	Walton County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 863-4160	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Freeport Senior High School	Public	9-12	12615 Us Highway 331 S	Freeport	32439	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1200	677	42	16.1	39.3%	484 (71.5%)	16 (2.4%)	141 (20.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	73.5	113^th of 841 public high schools	86.6%		73	128^th of 844 public high schools	84.8%	15					68.0	72.0							63.0	81.0	98.0	89.0		$14,882	$317	$14,567
Walton High School	Public	9-12	449 Walton Rd	Defuniak Springs	32433	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1270	969	56	17.1	63.3%	636 (65.6%)	79 (8.2%)	186 (19.2%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	54 (5.6%)	61.1	213^th of 841 public high schools	74.7%		61.2	207^th of 844 public high schools	75.5%	6					63.0	63.0							67.0	72.0	78.0	81.0		$14,222	$322	$13,899
Emerald Coast Technical College	Public	9-12	761 N 20th St	Defuniak Springs	32433	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1240	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Seaside Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	5-12	10 Smolian Circle	Santa Rosa Beach	32459	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 231-0396	501	27	18.5	3.2%	425 (84.8%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	87.3	30^th of 841 public high schools	96.4%		87.4	34^th of 844 public high schools	96.0%	4	74.0	90.0	94.0	96.0	88.0	91.0	80.0	95.0	100.0	93.0	80.0	94.0	96.0	90.0	98.0	93.0	100.0	$11,607	$00	$11,607
South Walton High School	Public	9-12	645 Greenway Trl	Santa Rosa Beach	32459	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 622-5020	1,127	55	20.5	20.4%	813 (72.1%)	29 (2.6%)	231 (20.5%)	14 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	68.1	156^th of 841 public high schools	81.5%		76.2	105^th of 844 public high schools	87.6%	51					58.0	74.0							76.0	68.0	85.0	89.0		$12,252	$245	$12,007
Walton Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	389 Dorsey Ave	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 892-3999	130	5	26.0	80.8%	79 (60.8%)	11 (8.5%)	34 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	4.8	742^nd of 841 public high schools	11.8%		4.7	744^th of 844 public high schools	11.8%	2			0.0	20.0	21.0	13.0			0.0	18.0						23.0		$14,548	$1,377	$13,170
Walton County Jail Program	Public	6-12	145 S Park St	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1100	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Magnet Innovation Center	Public	9-12	133 South Watersound Pkwy	Inlet Beach	32461	Walton County	Walton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(850) 622-5020	117	7	16.4	10.3%	95 (81.2%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (10.3%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	88.5	22^nd of 841 public high schools	97.4%		92.2	10^th of 844 public high schools	98.8%	12					98.0	90.0								88.0	100.0	94.0		$23,387	$488	$22,898

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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