Impact of COVID-19 on Fort Walton Beach High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 190th of 734 High schools | Ranks 229th of 792 High schools | 3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Walton Beach High School) | 57 | 60 | 3% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Okaloosa) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Walton Beach High School) | 58 | 51 | 7% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Okaloosa) | 61 | 54 | 7% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Fort Walton Beach High School) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Okaloosa) | 72 | 66 | 6% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Fort Walton Beach High School) | 83 | 73 | 10% |
End of Course US History (Okaloosa) | 79 | 69 | 10% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Fort Walton Beach High School) | 67 | 48 | 19% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Okaloosa) | 78 | 65 | 13% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Fort Walton Beach High School) | 66 | 59 | 7% |
End of Course Geometry (Okaloosa) | 73 | 65 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1720 | 1620 | 5.8% |
African American | 249 | 221 | 11.2% |
American Indian | 8 | 4 | 50% |
Asian | 63 | 49 | 22.2% |
Hispanic | 216 | 266 | 23.1% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 13 | 116.7% |
White | 1016 | 931 | 8.4% |
Two or More Races | 162 | 136 | 16% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37% | 42% | 5% |