Fort Walton Beach High School

400 Hollywood Blvd Sw, Fort Walton Beach FL, 32548 | Okaloosa County School District | 850-833-3300
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1698
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 63% 15% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
79%Fort Walton Beach
55%Florida

Fort Walton Beach High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Okaloosa County School District" in Fort Walton Beach, FL. There are a total of 1,698 students and 81 teachers at Fort Walton Beach High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Fort Walton Beach High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 63.0%, which is 15% higher than the Florida average.

Fort Walton Beach High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1698
Teachers81
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment578
Taking some courses341
Taking some courses (not tests)53
Passing some courses97
Passing no courses235

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Fort Walton Beach High School, there are a total of 578 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 341 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All68%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School68%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Fort Walton Beach High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 66.1% 68.2% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 13.9% 12.5% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 4.9% 2.3% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8% 8.6% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.5% 7.5% 3.2% 3.1%

Fort Walton Beach demographics profile

StatisticFort Walton BeachFloridaNational
Population14,48221,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,93341091
Median age41.941.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%54%55%
Speak English82%72%79%
Speak Spanish8%21%13%

Education level achieved in Fort Walton Beach

IndexFort Walton BeachFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade93.4%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school93.1%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college73.7%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.0%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors39.9%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters13.5%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.9%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Fort Walton Beach High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.