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Best Public Schools in Washington County, FL

At a glance

Schools

3,204

Students

Top rankedRoulhac Middle School512^th of 1,224 Florida middle schools

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Biggest riser

Vernon High School up 38 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kate M. Smith Elementary School 15 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

4 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th 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
Chipley High School	Public	9-12	1545 Brickyard Rd	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 638-6100	563	28	20.1	29.3%	412 (73.2%)	84 (14.9%)	22 (3.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	39.1	483^rd of 841 public high schools	42.6%		43	422^nd of 844 public high schools	50.0%	61							52.0	48.0									19.0	43.0	73.0	72.0		$11,112	$1,032	$10,079
Kate M. Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	1447 South Blvd	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 638-6220	933	62	15.0	41.7%	631 (67.6%)	165 (17.7%)	53 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (8.3%)	40.6	1385^th of 2242 public elementary schools	38.2%		49.1	1130^th of 2258 public elementary schools	50.0%	255	57.0	63.0	46.0						73.0	66.0	39.0				45.0							$9,439	$1,105	$8,334
Vernon High School	Public	9-12	3232 Moss Hill Rd	Vernon	32462	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 535-2046	326	19	17.1	52.8%	238 (73.0%)	45 (13.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.2%)	33.9	546^th of 841 public high schools	35.1%		30.3	584^th of 844 public high schools	30.8%	38							60.0	51.0									31.0	41.0	64.0	54.0		$13,674	$1,063	$12,610
Roulhac Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 Brickyard Rd	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 638-6170	414	26	16.0	43.7%	315 (76.1%)	59 (14.3%)	15 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	57.1	512^th of 1224 public middle schools	58.2%		55.3	516^th of 1205 public middle schools	57.2%	4				66.0	59.0	62.0						68.0	40.0	75.0		53.0	76.0				84.0	$10,721	$901	$9,820
Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3665 Roche Ave	Vernon	32462	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 535-2486	621	40	15.5	65.5%	482 (77.6%)	63 (10.1%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.2%)	34.8	1533^rd of 2242 public elementary schools	31.6%		39.6	1373^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	39.2%	160	62.0	49.0	39.0						73.0	59.0	49.0				30.0							$11,244	$1,570	$9,675
Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	3190 Moss Hill Rd	Vernon	32462	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 535-2807	259	16	16.1	59.5%	206 (79.5%)	27 (10.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.3%)	44.6	708^th of 1224 public middle schools	42.2%		43.6	694^th of 1205 public middle schools	42.4%	14				49.0	52.0	48.0						62.0	73.0	50.0		55.0	86.0				58.0	$11,588	$1,809	$9,779
Washington Institute For Specialized Education	Public	6-12	757 Hoyt St	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(850) 638-6020	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Washington Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	652 3rd St	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 638-6222	7	0		—	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Washington Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	753 West Blvd	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 638-6222	17	0		23.5%	11 (64.7%)	1 (5.9%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (23.5%)								(n/a)																						$6,377	$00	$6,376
Washington Academy Of Varying Exceptionalities (Wave)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	934 Tiger Loop	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(850) 638-6170	64	8	8.0	54.7%	44 (68.8%)	8 (12.5%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)								(n/a)																						$27,897	$3,547	$24,350

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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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