Destin Middle School

Destin, FL 32541

Phone: (850) 833-7655
Fax: (850) 833-7677
District: Okaloosa

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 5-8 • 664 students

Destin Middle School serves grades 5-8 in the Okaloosa district. It is among the few public middle schools in Florida to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Destin Middle School is a public school in the Okaloosa school district located in Destin, FL. The principal of Destin Middle School is Mr. Charles Marello. As of 2015, the students are 77.7% White, non-Hispanic; 11% Hispanic; 6% Multiracial; 2.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 2.4% Asian; and 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan. 29.4% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 3.3% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 77.7% 68% 40.2%
Hispanic 11% 8.7% 30.7%
Multiracial 6% 7.9% 3.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 2.6% 12.5% 22.7%
Asian 2.4% 2.2% 2.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 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 29.4% 44% 58.4%
English learners 3.3% 3.2% 9.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sunsail Neighborhood/Subdivision Destin FL 1.3 mi
2 Villa Tasso Neighborhood/Subdivision Niceville FL 4.7 mi
3 Hammock Bay Neighborhood/Subdivision Freeport FL 16.6 mi
4 Sugar Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 23.2 mi
5 Grandview Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 27.7 mi
6 Mill Creek Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Baker FL 29.6 mi
7 Sundial Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 38.2 mi
8 Tiger Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 38.4 mi
9 Tiger Point (Willowood section) Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 38.4 mi
10 Berry Pines Apartment Complex Milton FL 40.7 mi
11 Whiting Pines Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 41 mi
12 Ashton Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 41 mi
13 Tanglewood Golf Course Community Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 41.9 mi
14 Tanglewood Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 42.3 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Destin Destin FL 4.1 mi
2 Bluewater Bay Niceville FL 6.3 mi
3 Niceville Niceville FL 8.6 mi
4 Valparaiso Valparaiso FL 8.8 mi
5 Shalimar Shalimar FL 9.7 mi
6 Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton FL 11.5 mi
7 Mary Esther Mary Esther FL 13.6 mi
8 Freeport Freeport FL 18.5 mi
9 Crestview Crestview FL 26.7 mi
10 Navarre Navarre FL 27 mi
11 Milton Milton FL 39.9 mi
Base Distance
Eglin AFB 8.1 mi.
Hurlburt Field 15.8 mi.
Duke Field 18 mi.
Whiting Field NAS 41.1 mi.
NSA Panama City 42.6 mi.
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