Walton County School District is a

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headquartered in

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. Its boundary is that of Walton County.

History

From the to the 2017-2018 school year to the 2021-2022 school year, the school district received "A" ratings from the

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based on state testing measures. 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. 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. In 2022

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made a list of books which it deemed objectionable, many of which were related to

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themes. The Walton County district used the list to remove library books.

Schools

;High Schools * Freeport High *

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;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. *Mossy Head Elementary *Maude Saunders Elementary *West DeFuniak Elementary

References

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