Maude Saunders Elementary School

416 John Baldwin Rd, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433 | (850) 892-1260

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 652

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4 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 652 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1030th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Walton County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,102
Graduation Rate: 70.5%
Dropout Rate: 2.1%
Students Per Teacher: 13.7
Enrolled Students: 7,103

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 652
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 50.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 327 (50.2%)
Females: 292 (44.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 73 (11.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 453 (69.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 526 (80.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Maude Saunders Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	141	21.6%
Asian	6	0.9%
Hispanic	22	3.4%
White	450	69.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	12	1.8%
Kindergarten	107	16.4%
1st Grade	105	16.1%
2nd Grade	110	16.9%
3rd Grade	107	16.4%
4th Grade	118	18.1%
5th Grade	93	14.3%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

77.8%

District:

71.9%

State:

65.3%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Maude Saunders Elementary School

Reviewed by Former Student on March 08, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I hated that school. I did not hate it back then but now that I looks at how horrible it was I say it. I hated it and I went there for 3 years!

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 22, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is so good and hard work mse is so good bring up the good grades my child go to this school and she is doing so good i am so proud of everybody how go to this school love yall.yall r doing so good i am so pround of yall.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 24, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i have good feelings about this school

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 06, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Excellent school. Teachers are very responsive to individual students needs. Very well ran with emphasis on student development needs. Very diverse student population.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Maude Saunders Elementary School performed on average about the same as 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: B

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO

Percent Criteria Met

School:

87.0%

District:

67.0%

FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	84.0%	86.0%	77.0%
2009	76.0%	84.0%	78.0%
2008	77.0%	86.0%	76.0%

Reading Test
2010	68.0%	81.0%	72.0%
2009	77.0%	83.0%	72.0%
2008	68.0%	80.0%	72.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.0%	79.0%	75.0%
2009	78.0%	81.0%	75.0%
2008	74.0%	73.0%	70.0%

Reading Test
2010	65.0%	78.0%	72.0%
2009	69.0%	81.0%	74.0%
2008	73.0%	73.0%	70.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	58.0%	69.0%	63.0%
2009	52.0%	59.0%	62.0%
2008	60.0%	68.0%	62.0%

Reading Test
2010	71.0%	77.0%	70.0%
2009	56.0%	74.0%	71.0%
2008	64.0%	76.0%	67.0%

Science Test
2010	47.0%	57.0%	50.0%
2009	34.0%	49.0%	46.0%
2008	38.0%	54.0%	44.0%

Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010

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