Fort Walton Beach High School

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Phone: (850) 833-3300
Fax: (850) 833-3311
District: Okaloosa

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1647 students

Fort Walton Beach High School serves grades 9-12 in the Okaloosa district. It is among the few public high schools in Florida to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Fort Walton Beach High School is a public school in the Okaloosa school district located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The principal of Fort Walton Beach High School is Mr. John Spolski. As of 2015, the students are 64.7% White, non-Hispanic; 14.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 9.7% Hispanic; 6.2% Multiracial; 4.6% Asian; 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 34.1% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 3.1% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 64.7% 68% 40.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 14.2% 12.5% 22.7%
Hispanic 9.7% 8.7% 30.7%
Multiracial 6.2% 7.9% 3.3%
Asian 4.6% 2.2% 2.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 34.1% 44% 58.4%
English learners 3.1% 3.2% 9.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sunsail Neighborhood/Subdivision Destin FL 13.8 mi
2 Villa Tasso Neighborhood/Subdivision Niceville FL 15.4 mi
3 Sugar Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 22.1 mi
4 Mill Creek Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Baker FL 25.2 mi
5 Tiger Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 25.6 mi
6 Tiger Point (Willowood section) Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 25.6 mi
7 Sundial Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 26 mi
8 Grandview Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 26.9 mi
9 Hammock Bay Neighborhood/Subdivision Freeport FL 28.8 mi
10 Berry Pines Apartment Complex Milton FL 28.9 mi
11 Ashton Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 29.1 mi
12 Whiting Pines Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 29.2 mi
13 Tanglewood Golf Course Community Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 30.2 mi
14 Tanglewood Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 30.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Mary Esther Mary Esther FL 0.8 mi
2 Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton FL 1.6 mi
3 Shalimar Shalimar FL 4.4 mi
4 Destin Destin FL 8.9 mi
5 Valparaiso Valparaiso FL 10.6 mi
6 Niceville Niceville FL 12 mi
7 Navarre Navarre FL 14.1 mi
8 Bluewater Bay Niceville FL 14.5 mi
9 Crestview Crestview FL 24.9 mi
10 Milton Milton FL 28.2 mi
11 Freeport Freeport FL 30.7 mi
Base Distance
Hurlburt Field 3.1 mi.
Eglin AFB 7.5 mi.
Duke Field 17.6 mi.
Whiting Field NAS 30.3 mi.
Corry Station 38.7 mi.
Pensacola Naval Hospital 39.1 mi.
Pensacola NAS 40.2 mi.
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