Please read this article posted by Walton County School District.
Five Walton County schools recently received the designation of School of Excellence by the Florida State Board of Education. Schools receiving this designation must meet or exceed the 80th percentile of possible points earned in their school grade calculations. School grades incorporate results from the new state assessment Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.), which includes the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) and end-of-course (EOC) assessments.
Van R. Butler Elementary (90th Percentile), Dune Lakes Elementary (95th Percentile), Emerald Coast Middle School (88th Percentile), South Walton High School (89th Percentile), and Freeport High School (89th Percentile) received the School of Excellence designation for the 22-23 school year. For the last two years, Walton County has had only “A” and “B” graded schools, an accolade that only five districts in the state can claim. This success has led The Florida Department of Education to designate the Walton County School District as an Academically High-Performing School District. Van R. Butler Elementary, Dune Lakes Elementary, Emerald Coast Middle School, South Walton High School, and Freeport High School have reached yet another level of excellence in education earning them the designation School of Excellence.
Superintendent A. Russell Hughes remarked “These designations represent the hard work and commitment to excellence of our students, teachers, staff, school board, and community. All parties involved in receiving these distinctions are proof of the Walton County Way being alive in our schools. Congratulations to our students, administrators, and staff for their EPIC commitment to education.”
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