Walton Middle School
625 Park Ave
Defuniak Springs FL, 32435, Walton County
Phone: 850-892-1280
Ranking:
(1,386 out of 2,614, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Walton County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 682 | 683 | 642 | 651 | 634 | 690 | 674 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 223 | 32.7% | 246 | 36.0% | 228 | 35.5% | 236 | 36.3% | 196 | 30.9% | 213 | 30.9% | 233 | 34.6% |
Grade 7: | 245 | 35.9% | 224 | 32.8% | 237 | 36.9% | 204 | 31.3% | 212 | 33.4% | 248 | 35.9% | 236 | 35.0% |
Grade 8: | 214 | 31.4% | 213 | 31.2% | 177 | 27.6% | 211 | 32.4% | 225 | 35.5% | 229 | 33.2% | 201 | 29.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 339 | 49.7% | 343 | 50.2% | 324 | 50.5% | 347 | 53.3% | 330 | 52.1% | 369 | 53.5% | 356 | 52.8% |
Female: | 343 | 50.3% | 340 | 49.8% | 318 | 49.5% | 304 | 46.7% | 279 | 44.0% | 301 | 43.6% | 301 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 64 | 9.4% | 56 | 8.2% | 39 | 6.1% | 37 | 5.7% | 15 | 2.4% | 31 | 4.5% | 34 | 5.0% |
Black: | 99 | 14.5% | 98 | 14.3% | 93 | 14.5% | 86 | 13.2% | 89 | 14.0% | 102 | 14.8% | 93 | 13.8% |
White: | 472 | 69.2% | 480 | 70.3% | 461 | 71.8% | 484 | 74.3% | 505 | 79.7% | 535 | 77.5% | 526 | 78.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 44 | 6.5% | 45 | 6.6% | 44 | 6.9% | 37 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 411 | 60.3% | 391 | 57.2% | 408 | 63.6% | 408 | 62.7% | 348 | 54.9% | 354 | 51.3% | 337 | 50.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 10.7% | 31 | 4.5% | 64 | 10.0% | 55 | 8.4% | 77 | 12.1% | 88 | 12.8% | 82 | 12.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.21 | 13.94 | 13.66 | 15.14 | 13.49 | 14.50 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 413 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 302 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 290 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 308 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 307 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 317 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 326 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 325 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 333 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 230 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 229 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 310 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 298 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 311 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 312 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 323 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 324 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 323 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 226 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 228 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 315 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 320 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 320 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 326 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 329 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 240 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 241 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 321 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 321 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 325 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 335 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 335 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 229 | 234 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 235 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 311 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 314 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 321 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 324 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 334 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 327 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 331 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 334 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 247 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 240 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 301 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 302 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 307 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 311 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 314 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 316 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 316 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 323 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 240 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 238 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 303 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 316 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 317 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 310 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 318 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 325 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 323 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 203 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.4% | 61.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.6% | 36.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% | 35.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% | 64.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,788.0 | $39,554.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,283.0 | $34,228.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,294.0 | $45,775.0 |
* Walton Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.