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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in OKALOOSA

This page covers 21 elementary schools in OKALOOSA, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

21
Schools Ranked
Florida
State
1
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–02279 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05930 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
3
rank
LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05536 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
EGLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–04460 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
5
rank
ADDIE R. LEWIS SCHOOL
Grades PK–08693 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
DESTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–04976 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05829 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
8
rank
ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–051,016 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05947 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
ANNETTE P. EDWINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05453 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,274
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
11 more elementary schools in OKALOOSA not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
21
Elementary Schools
52
Total Schools
55
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
District profileOKALOOSA
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.