A. Gary Walsingham Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Panama City Beach, Florida
A. Gary Walsingham Academy in Panama City Beach, Florida enrolled 470 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 37% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%
343 students in 2022-23, 423 students in 2023-24, 470 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 343 | 21.0 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 28.0 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 470 | 28.0 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Florida elementary schools
Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 94 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection A. Gary Walsingham Academy enrolled 94 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 94 of the 94 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.7% of students were White, 16.8% Black, 15.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White55.7%
- Black16.8%
- Hispanic15.3%
- Two or more races8.3%
- Asian2.3%
- Pacific Islander0.9%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at A. Gary Walsingham Academy scored proficient or above: 40-49% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 40‑49% | 54% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Panama City Beach
4 public elementary schools in Panama City Beach report 2024-25 enrollment; A. Gary Walsingham Academy is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast Point Academy | 1,089 | 15.6 | 34.2% |
| Patronis Elementary School | 589 | 15.5 | 29.7% |
| A. Gary Walsingham Academy | 470 | 16.8 | 35.7% |
| West Bay Elementary School | 362 | 15.7 | 33.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about A. Gary Walsingham Academy
- Patronis Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 589 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Breakfast Point AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 1,089 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare A. Gary Walsingham Academy with Patronis Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bay District Schools spends per student$11,117 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,117
- The largest public schools in FloridaA. Gary Walsingham Academy is the number 1,522 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,522 of 2,193
- Florida schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about A. Gary Walsingham Academy
How many students attend A. Gary Walsingham Academy?
470 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 343 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Panama City Beach, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at A. Gary Walsingham Academy?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is A. Gary Walsingham Academy a Title I school?
A. Gary Walsingham Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at A. Gary Walsingham Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at A. Gary Walsingham Academy scored proficient or above: 40-49% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is A. Gary Walsingham Academy in?
Bay District Schools, NCES district ID 1200090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120009008970 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.