Max Bruner Junior Middle School
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Phone: (850) 833-3266
Fax: (850) 833-3434
District: Okaloosa
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 662 students
Max Bruner Junior Middle School, a public school located in Fort Walton Beach, FL, serves grades 6-8 in the Okaloosa County School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Max Bruner Junior Middle School is a public school located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. 662 students attend Max Bruner Junior Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 6/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking data from Florida Department of Education, and using 2025 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking data from Florida Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Florida Department of Education. |
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My 3 kids have never had an issue at Bruner. The staff is kind and helpful.
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Posted: December 21, 2022
My child attends Bruner and has had a wonderful experience. She speaks highly of her teachers and enjoys being involved in various sports and clubs the school offers. Obviously there is an adjustment period going from elementary to middle school but the staff at Bruner is supporting her through it. Very positive experience for us!
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Posted: February 13, 2017
As far as my daughters experience in that school I have no problems but she doesn't have any disabilities. Bruner is such a bad choice when you have a child with disabilities. My son was diagnosed with a few things and I made sure I handed in the diagnosis, to assure them that I'm trying to work with them..A few weeks later I was asked to school under false pretenses and the next thing I knew my son was kicked out of school. Bruner has no understanding nor the patience for children with disabilities. Getting an IEP is impossible. The assistant principal has no business being there. My son has disabilities and she tells me he shouldn't be around general population. Wow
Posted: February 13, 2017
I don't know how to put this but I will be blunt. If you are white yes they do but if you have some color in you...Your child will be the one going to ISS and detention.
Posted: February 13, 2017
This is a joke. Bruner gives parents of kids with disabilities nothing but hell.
Posted: February 13, 2017
Leadership? Yeah ok. This school is run by people who want an army. Don't you dare to be different
Posted: February 13, 2017
There is no compassion at all. My son's diagnosis comes from being in a coma for 2 days and the brainswelling has caused a few other things and the school just doesn't care. Why? Because it's not their kid.
Posted: February 13, 2017
There are a few teachers there who are great and care but if you have a principal and other minions who don't care, it makes it hard for those teachers.
Posted: February 13, 2017
Let's just say that I have no desire to ever deal with this school again.
Posted: June 20, 2013
Our school is Bruner Middle School. As parents, we found it hard to determine how our son was doing in school. The on line grade system was only as good as the teachers using them and overall the on line system was lacking. Gradin was always late to the point it was not effective. We then went back to a notebook signing system by his teachers to monitor his assignments and it didnt work much better. The pricipal was very nice and helped us, but we never had a warm fuzzy exactly what was going on. If you have a child that needs close supervion/mgt, recomend staying very close to his teachers and utilizing the principal early on to keep your kid on the right track.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunsail | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Destin | FL | 13.4 mi | |
| 2 | Villa Tasso | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Niceville | FL | 14.8 mi | |
| 3 | Sugar Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Crestview | FL | 21.6 mi | |
| 4 | Mill Creek Farms | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Baker | FL | 24.8 mi | |
| 5 | Tiger Point | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Gulf Breeze | FL | 26.1 mi | |
| 6 | Tiger Point (Willowood section) | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Gulf Breeze | FL | 26.1 mi | |
| 7 | Sundial Estates | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Milton | FL | 26.2 mi | |
| 8 | Grandview Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Crestview | FL | 26.4 mi | |
| 9 | Hammock Bay | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Freeport | FL | 28.3 mi | |
| 10 | Berry Pines | Apartment Complex | Milton | FL | 29.1 mi | |
| 11 | Ashton Woods | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Milton | FL | 29.3 mi | |
| 12 | Whiting Pines | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Milton | FL | 29.3 mi | |
| 13 | Tanglewood Golf Course Community | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Milton | FL | 30.4 mi | |
| 14 | Tanglewood Oaks | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Milton | FL | 30.7 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Walton Beach | Fort Walton | FL | 1 mi | |
| 2 | Mary Esther | Mary Esther | FL | 1.4 mi | |
| 3 | Shalimar | Shalimar | FL | 3.8 mi | |
| 4 | Destin | Destin | FL | 8.5 mi | |
| 5 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | FL | 9.9 mi | |
| 6 | Niceville | Niceville | FL | 11.4 mi | |
| 7 | Bluewater Bay | Niceville | FL | 13.9 mi | |
| 8 | Navarre | Navarre | FL | 14.6 mi | |
| 9 | Crestview | Crestview | FL | 24.4 mi | |
| 10 | Milton | Milton | FL | 28.3 mi | |
| 11 | Freeport | Freeport | FL | 30.1 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Hurlburt Field | 3.4 mi. |
| Eglin AFB | 6.9 mi. |
| Duke Field | 17.1 mi. |
| Whiting Field NAS | 30.3 mi. |
| Corry Station | 39.1 mi. |
| Pensacola Naval Hospital | 39.6 mi. |
| Pensacola NAS | 40.7 mi. |
