West Defuniak Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 704 students
Maude Saunders Elementary School
416 John Baldwin Rd, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
554
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Walton
Walton County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Maude Saunders Elementary School
Maude Saunders Elementary School is a public elementary school in Defuniak Springs, Florida, serving grades K–5. It is part of Walton. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Walton County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 554 students were enrolled, with about 12.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida elementary school (15.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 554 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Walton
- County
- Walton County
- NCES school ID
- 120198002026
Schools near Maude Saunders Elementary School
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 272 students
Mossy Head School
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Freeport Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 1,120 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.