Liza Jackson Preparatory School

546 Mary Esther Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 | (850) 833-3321

Grades: KG-12
Student Enrollment: 763

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3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 763 elementary, middle, and high school students from grades KG-12
Ranks 11th out of 742 middle schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Charter School

School District Details

Okaloosa County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,450
Graduation Rate: 77.9%
Dropout Rate: 2.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.5
Enrolled Students: 28,828

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 763
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 50.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 337 (44.2%)
Females: 397 (52.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 56 (7.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79 (10.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 135 (17.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Liza Jackson Preparatory School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	0.7%
Black	64	8.4%
Asian	28	3.7%
Hispanic	40	5.2%
White	597	78.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	76	10.0%
1st Grade	75	9.8%
2nd Grade	76	10.0%
3rd Grade	71	9.3%
4th Grade	88	11.5%
5th Grade	88	11.5%
6th Grade	93	12.2%
7th Grade	94	12.3%
8th Grade	84	11.0%
9th Grade	18	2.4%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

63.8%

District:

59.7%

State:

65.3%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3.5

3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Reviewed by Student on September 02, 2010
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All the teachers are wonderful they make sure the we stay on task and they have amazing sports.And i have the most wonderful timme going there

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 25, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My 2 kids have been going to Liza Jackson since it first opened. I now have one in 8th grade and one in 6th. They have had tremendous support of the staff over the years. The teachers are more than willing to keep the parents informed of progress or problems. The educational techniques used are the best. Their bussing program is admirable with the children's safety foremost. The school nurse is a gift straight from God. The cafeteria has always had had a well balanced variety of foods for breakfast and lunch. I feel fotunate that this school opened its doors at the right time for my kids to have benefited from all it has to offer.

Thanks

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 01, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
When I initially enrolled my child at the school, I did so under the pretense that it would be an educational experience, and a compliment to the capability of my child. But it was not. The staff is nearly incompetent and ignorant of any mannerisms toward my child (who is of ethnic decent and mimics such). They were consistently rude when I attempted to address the matter of their lack of racial diversity. In every sense, they lack the ability to not only cope, but accept that a world exists outside of a vanilla wafer.

I have since removed my child.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Liza Jackson Preparatory School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)

Florida School Grade: A

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: YES

Percent Criteria Met

School:

100.0%

District:

72.0%

FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	99.0%	87.0%	77.0%
2009	99.0%	87.0%	78.0%
2008	96.0%	87.0%	76.0%

Reading Test
2010	90.0%	82.0%	72.0%
2009	88.0%	84.0%	72.0%
2008	88.0%	85.0%	72.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	83.0%	80.0%	75.0%
2009	80.0%	84.0%	75.0%
2008	86.0%	84.0%	70.0%

Reading Test
2010	84.0%	82.0%	72.0%
2009	90.0%	85.0%	74.0%
2008	94.0%	83.0%	70.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	73.0%	71.0%	63.0%
2009	86.0%	71.0%	62.0%
2008	82.0%	76.0%	62.0%

Reading Test
2010	85.0%	79.0%	70.0%
2009	95.0%	83.0%	71.0%
2008	91.0%	82.0%	67.0%

Science Test
2010	68.0%	60.0%	50.0%
2009	70.0%	56.0%	46.0%
2008	76.0%	57.0%	44.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	93.0%	70.0%	57.0%
2009	95.0%	69.0%	55.0%
2008	91.0%	69.0%	53.0%

Reading Test
2010	92.0%	79.0%	67.0%
2009	95.0%	80.0%	66.0%
2008	92.0%	79.0%	64.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	97.0%	76.0%	62.0%
2009	85.0%	76.0%	60.0%
2008	87.0%	77.0%	60.0%

Reading Test
2010	91.0%	81.0%	68.0%
2009	93.0%	84.0%	67.0%
2008	88.0%	80.0%	64.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	95.0%	83.0%	69.0%
2009	93.0%	82.0%	66.0%
2008	94.0%	82.0%	67.0%

Reading Test
2010	84.0%	70.0%	55.0%
2009	79.0%	71.0%	54.0%
2008	78.0%	70.0%	53.0%

Science Test
2010	70.0%	62.0%	42.0%
2009	76.0%	63.0%	42.0%
2008	78.0%	57.0%	40.0%

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.0%	82.0%	67.0%

Reading Test
2010	76.0%	67.0%	48.0%

Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010

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