Destin Elementary School

Destin, FL 32541

Phone: (850) 833-4360
Fax: (850) 833-4370
District: Okaloosa

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-4 • 852 students

Destin Elementary School serves grades PK-4 in the Okaloosa district. It is among the few public schools in Florida to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Destin Elementary School is a public school in the Okaloosa school district located in Destin, FL. The principal of Destin Elementary School is Mr. Al Gardner. As of 2015, the students are 80.9% White, non-Hispanic; 9% Hispanic; 6.8% Multiracial; 1.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 1.4% Asian; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 40.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 12.1% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 80.9% 68% 40.2%
Hispanic 9% 8.7% 30.7%
Multiracial 6.8% 7.9% 3.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 1.6% 12.5% 22.7%
Asian 1.4% 2.2% 2.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.3% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 40.6% 44% 58.4%
English learners 12.1% 3.2% 9.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sunsail Neighborhood/Subdivision Destin FL 4.9 mi
2 Villa Tasso Neighborhood/Subdivision Niceville FL 7.4 mi
3 Hammock Bay Neighborhood/Subdivision Freeport FL 20.4 mi
4 Sugar Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 22.2 mi
5 Grandview Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 27 mi
6 Mill Creek Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Baker FL 27.8 mi
7 Sundial Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 34.4 mi
8 Tiger Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 34.4 mi
9 Tiger Point (Willowood section) Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 34.4 mi
10 Berry Pines Apartment Complex Milton FL 37.1 mi
11 Whiting Pines Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 37.3 mi
12 Ashton Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 37.3 mi
13 Tanglewood Golf Course Community Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 38.3 mi
14 Tanglewood Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 38.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Destin Destin FL 0.6 mi
2 Shalimar Shalimar FL 6 mi
3 Valparaiso Valparaiso FL 7.4 mi
4 Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton FL 7.5 mi
5 Bluewater Bay Niceville FL 7.7 mi
6 Niceville Niceville FL 7.9 mi
7 Mary Esther Mary Esther FL 9.6 mi
8 Freeport Freeport FL 22.2 mi
9 Navarre Navarre FL 23 mi
10 Crestview Crestview FL 25.6 mi
11 Milton Milton FL 36.2 mi
Base Distance
Eglin AFB 5.4 mi.
Hurlburt Field 11.8 mi.
Duke Field 17 mi.
Whiting Field NAS 37.7 mi.
NSA Panama City 46.4 mi.
Corry Station 47.6 mi.
Pensacola Naval Hospital 48 mi.
Pensacola NAS 49 mi.
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