Wright Elementary School

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Phone: (850) 833-3580
Fax: (850) 833-3584
District: Okaloosa

4

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 664 students

Fort Walton Beach's Wright Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Okaloosa district. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Wright Elementary School is a public school in the Okaloosa school district located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The principal of Wright Elementary School is Dr. Anita Choice. As of 2015, the students are 38.7% White, non-Hispanic; 25.9% Hispanic; 22.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 10.4% Multiracial; 2.4% Asian; 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 78.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 17% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 38.7% 68% 40.2%
Hispanic 25.9% 8.7% 30.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 22.3% 12.5% 22.7%
Multiracial 10.4% 7.9% 3.3%
Asian 2.4% 2.2% 2.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 78.6% 44% 58.4%
English learners 17% 3.2% 9.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sunsail Neighborhood/Subdivision Destin FL 13.6 mi
2 Villa Tasso Neighborhood/Subdivision Niceville FL 14.5 mi
3 Sugar Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 20.2 mi
4 Mill Creek Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Baker FL 23.4 mi
5 Grandview Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 25.1 mi
6 Sundial Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 25.7 mi
7 Tiger Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 26.3 mi
8 Tiger Point (Willowood section) Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 26.3 mi
9 Hammock Bay Neighborhood/Subdivision Freeport FL 28 mi
10 Berry Pines Apartment Complex Milton FL 28.5 mi
11 Ashton Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 28.7 mi
12 Whiting Pines Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 28.8 mi
13 Tanglewood Golf Course Community Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 29.8 mi
14 Tanglewood Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 30.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton FL 1.6 mi
2 Mary Esther Mary Esther FL 2.4 mi
3 Shalimar Shalimar FL 3.2 mi
4 Destin Destin FL 8.8 mi
5 Valparaiso Valparaiso FL 9.1 mi
6 Niceville Niceville FL 10.5 mi
7 Bluewater Bay Niceville FL 13.4 mi
8 Navarre Navarre FL 14.8 mi
9 Crestview Crestview FL 23.1 mi
10 Milton Milton FL 27.7 mi
11 Freeport Freeport FL 29.8 mi
Base Distance
Hurlburt Field 3.4 mi.
Eglin AFB 6.2 mi.
Duke Field 15.8 mi.
Whiting Field NAS 29.5 mi.
Corry Station 39.3 mi.
Pensacola Naval Hospital 39.8 mi.
Pensacola NAS 40.9 mi.
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