Schools in Destin · Okaloosa County School District
Destin’s public schools beat 77% of Florida districts
The public schools Destin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (413)Better than 80%
High confidence. Built on 17,087 tested students and a graduating class of 2,274; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Destin.
21 schools teach 5th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baker School, Riverside Elementary School, Antioch Elementary School and Bluewater Elementary School and more.
12 schools teach 6th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baker School, Davidson Middle School, C. W. Ruckel Middle School and Shoal River Middle School and more.
12 schools teach 7th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baker School, Davidson Middle School, C. W. Ruckel Middle School and Shoal River Middle School and more.
12 schools teach 8th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Baker School, Davidson Middle School, C. W. Ruckel Middle School and Shoal River Middle School and more.
6 schools teach 9th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Crestview High School, Niceville Senior High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School and Fort Walton Beach High School and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Crestview High School, Niceville Senior High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School and Fort Walton Beach High School and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Crestview High School, Niceville Senior High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School and Fort Walton Beach High School and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Destin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Crestview High School, Niceville Senior High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School and Fort Walton Beach High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–4Destin Elementary SchoolOkaloosa County School District
5–1212 schoolsDepends on your address
126 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Straight-line distance from the center of Destin. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.