Walton County School District (Florida)

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From the 2017-2018 school year to the 2021-2022 school year, the school district received "A" ratings from the Florida Department of Education based on state testing measures.{{cite web|url=https://www.wjhg.com/2022/07/13/walton-county-school-district-gets-an-academics-once-again/|title=The Walton County School District gets an ‘A’ in academics once again|publisher=WJHG|date=2022-07-13|accessdate=2023-05-07}} As of 2022, the district had the third highest accountability scores of Florida school districts, and was on the state's "High Academic Performance" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.wjhg.com/2022/11/15/walton-county-school-district-makes-list-highest-academic-performance-districts-florida/|title=Walton County School District makes list for Highest Academic Performance Districts in Florida|publisher=WJHG|date=2022-11-15|accessdate=2023-05-07}}

By 2021, due to an increasing number of students in the district, the district purchased land in the south of the county so another school could be built.{{cite web|url=https://www.wjhg.com/2021/04/23/walton-county-school-district-prepared-for-future-growth/|title=Walton County School District prepared for future growth|publisher=WJHG|date=2021-04-23|accessdate=2023-05-07}}

In 2022 Florida Citizens Alliance made a list of books which it deemed objectionable, many of which were related to LGBTQI themes. The Walton County district used the list to remove library books.{{cite web|last=McKeon|first=Jennie|url=https://www.wuwf.org/local-news/2022-05-06/walton-county-schools-pulls-books-flagged-by-statewide-nonprofit|title=Walton County schools pulls books flagged by statewide nonprofit |publisher=WUWF|date=2022-05-06|accessdate=2022-05-07}}

;High Schools

• Freeport High
• Paxton High School (Florida) in Paxton, Florida
• South Walton High School
• Walton High School (DeFuniak Springs, Florida)

;Middle Schools

• Emerald Coast Middle
• Freeport Middle
• Walton Middle
• Walton In”10”sity School of Excellence (In”10”sity means "intensity")

;Elementary Schools

• Bay Elementary
• Van R. Butler Elementary
• Dune Lakes Elementary
• Freeport Elementary
• Circa 2016, the enrollment was around 650. By 2022 the enrollment was at 1,125.{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Claire|url=https://www.wjhg.com/2022/09/21/student-enrollment-increases-walton-county/|title=Student enrollment increases in Walton County|publisher=WJHG|date=2022-09-21|accessdate=2023-05-07}}
• Mossy Head Elementary
• Maude Saunders Elementary
• West DeFuniak Elementary

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Category:School districts in Florida

Category:Walton County, Florida