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Liza Jackson Preparatory School

1123 Hospital Road
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

10/

Top 10%

Serving 977 students in grades Kindergarten-8, Liza Jackson Preparatory School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 83% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving is 80% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: Kindergarten-8
Enrollment: 977 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 31%
: Top 10% in FL
: 83% (Top 5%)
: 80% (Top 10%)
: 78% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Liza Jackson Preparatory School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

School Overview

Liza Jackson Preparatory School's student population of 977 students has grown by 15% over five school years.

The teacher population of 60 teachers has grown by 15% over five school years.

School Type

Charter School

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-8
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Liza Jackson Preparatory School
Kind	108
1	108
2	108
3	108
4	112
5	110
6	110
7	110
8	103

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Total Students

977 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School
2023	971
2022	969
2021	835
2020	848
2019	848
2018	848
2017	848
2016	854
2015	850
2014	823
2013	831
2012	833
2011	802
2010	763
2009	723
2008	675
2007	695
2006	676
2005	663
2004	631
2003	609

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

60 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2004-2022)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School
2022	57
2021	51
2020	52
2019	52
2018	55
2017	55
2016	53
2015	54
2014	53
2013	54
2012	55
2011	56
2010	50
2009	48
2008	51
2007	45
2006	41
2005	63
2004	49

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School Rankings

Liza Jackson Preparatory School ranks within the top 10% of all 3,704 schools in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Liza Jackson Preparatory School is 0.50, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (FL)

#188 out of 3704 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School
2022	#188
2021	#112
2019	#73
2018	#161
2017	#198
2016	#128
2015	#166
2013	#159
2012	#109
2011	#231
2010	#118

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83%

52%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2022	83%	52%	62%
2021	84%	48%	60%
2019	92%	59%	72%
2018	89%	58%	71%
2017	82%	57%	71%
2016	86%	54%	70%
2015	83%	53%	68%
2013	82%	58%	67%
2012	83%	57%	66%
2011	86%	68%	79%
2010	90%	68%	79%

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80%

52%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2022	80%	52%	58%
2021	81%	52%	60%
2019	85%	56%	64%
2018	78%	55%	71%
2017	81%	54%	64%
2016	79%	52%	62%
2015	78%	53%	64%
2014	82%	58%	68%
2013	82%	58%	68%
2012	84%	57%	69%
2011	88%	62%	74%

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78%

52%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2022	78%	52%	61%
2021	77%	51%	62%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2004-2022)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2022	17:1	16:1	19:1
2021	16:1	16:1	18:1
2020	16:1	16:1	19:1
2019	16:1	16:1	19:1
2018	15:1	16:1	17:1
2017	15:1	15:1	17:1
2016	16:1	16:1	17:1
2015	16:1	16:1	17:1
2014	16:1	15:1	17:1
2013	15:1	15:1	16:1
2012	15:1	15:1	16:1
2011	14:1	15:1	15:1
2010	15:1	15:1	15:1
2009	15:1	14:1	15:1
2008	13:1	15:1	14:1
2007	15:1	16:1	16:1
2006	16:1	16:1	17:1
2005	11:1	16:1	17:1
2004	13:1	17:1	18:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	3%	3%	3%
2022	3%	3%	3%
2021	3%	3%	2%
2020	4%	3%	3%
2019	4%	3%	3%
2018	3%	4%	2%
2017	3%	4%	2%
2016	3%	3%	2%
2015	4%	3%	3%
2014	4%	3%	2%
2013	4%	3%	3%
2012	5%	3%	3%
2011	5%	3%	4%
2010	5%	4%	5%
2009	4%	4%	5%
2008	5%	3%	5%
2007	5%	3%	5%
2006	3%	2%	3%
2005	4%	3%	3%
2004	2%	3%	3%
2003	3%	3%	3%

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Hispanic

12%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	11%	37%	14%
2022	11%	36%	12%
2021	12%	35%	12%
2020	14%	34%	11%
2019	14%	34%	11%
2018	14%	32%	10%
2017	14%	32%	10%
2016	12%	32%	9%
2015	11%	31%	10%
2014	9%	30%	9%
2013	9%	29%	8%
2012	9%	29%	8%
2011	8%	28%	7%
2010	6%	27%	7%
2009	5%	26%	7%
2008	3%	26%	6%
2007	3%	25%	6%
2006	3%	24%	5%
2005	3%	23%	4%
2004	3%	22%	4%
2003	3%	21%	4%

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Black

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	8%	21%	11%
2022	7%	21%	11%
2021	7%	22%	12%
2020	5%	22%	12%
2019	5%	22%	12%
2018	4%	22%	13%
2017	4%	22%	13%
2016	6%	23%	13%
2015	5%	23%	13%
2014	6%	23%	13%
2013	5%	23%	13%
2012	6%	23%	13%
2011	6%	23%	12%
2010	9%	24%	13%
2009	8%	24%	13%
2008	7%	24%	13%
2007	9%	24%	13%
2006	5%	24%	13%
2005	5%	24%	12%
2004	8%	24%	13%
2003	8%	24%	13%

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White

69%

35%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	69%	35%	63%
2022	71%	36%	65%
2021	72%	36%	65%
2020	70%	37%	66%
2019	70%	37%	66%
2018	71%	39%	67%
2017	71%	39%	67%
2016	71%	39%	68%
2015	72%	40%	66%
2014	75%	41%	69%
2013	75%	42%	69%
2012	74%	42%	70%
2011	76%	43%	71%
2010	78%	45%	73%
2009	81%	46%	73%
2008	83%	47%	74%
2007	81%	48%	74%
2006	88%	50%	79%
2005	88%	50%	80%
2004	87%	51%	79%
2003	86%	52%	79%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	9%	4%	9%
2022	7%	4%	9%
2021	6%	4%	9%
2020	7%	4%	8%
2019	7%	4%	8%
2018	8%	3%	8%
2017	8%	3%	8%
2016	8%	3%	8%
2015	8%	3%	8%
2014	6%	3%	7%
2013	7%	3%	6%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.50

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	0.50	0.70	0.56
2022	0.48	0.70	0.55
2021	0.46	0.70	0.55
2020	0.49	0.70	0.54
2019	0.49	0.70	0.54
2018	0.47	0.70	0.52
2017	0.47	0.70	0.52
2016	0.48	0.70	0.51
2015	0.46	0.70	0.51
2014	0.42	0.69	0.51
2013	0.42	0.69	0.50
2012	0.44	0.69	0.49
2011	0.41	0.69	0.47
2010	0.38	0.69	0.42
2009	0.34	0.69	0.42
2008	0.31	0.68	0.41
2007	0.34	0.67	0.41
2006	0.22	0.64	0.36
2005	0.22	0.65	0.35
2004	0.24	0.64	0.34
2003	0.26	0.63	0.34

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

18%

47%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	17%	49%	41%
2022	3%	50%	35%
2021	5%	50%	40%
2020	15%	50%	37%
2019	15%	50%	37%
2018	18%	53%	38%
2017	18%	53%	38%
2016	20%	48%	36%
2015	17%	53%	37%
2014	15%	52%	35%
2013	15%	51%	32%
2012	14%	50%	31%
2011	13%	49%	31%
2010	10%	45%	26%
2009	9%	40%	24%
2008	7%	36%	21%
2007	6%	36%	21%
2006	6%	37%	21%
2005	9%	39%	23%
2004	9%	37%	21%
2003	7%	37%	20%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Liza Jackson Preparatory School	Florida	Okaloosa School District
2023	2%	4%	6%
2022	5%	3%	6%
2021	4%	4%	6%
2020	5%	6%	7%
2019	5%	6%	7%
2018	5%	5%	6%
2017	5%	5%	6%
2016	3%	4%	5%
2015	5%	5%	6%
2014	5%	6%	7%
2013	5%	7%	8%
2012	4%	7%	8%
2011	6%	7%	8%
2010	7%	9%	8%
2009	8%	9%	8%
2008	8%	9%	8%
2007	7%	9%	8%
2006	3%	9%	7%
2005	5%	9%	8%
2004	6%	9%	9%
2003	8%	9%	8%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Okaloosa School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Liza Jackson Preparatory School's ranking?

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is ranked #188 out of 3,704 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Florida.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

83% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average), while 80% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average).

How many students attend Liza Jackson Preparatory School?

977 students attend Liza Jackson Preparatory School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

69% of Liza Jackson Preparatory School students are White, 12% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Black, 8% of students are Two or more races, and 3% of students are Asian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Liza Jackson Preparatory School?

Liza Jackson Preparatory School has a student ration of 16:1, which is lower than the Florida state average of 17:1.

What grades does Liza Jackson Preparatory School offer ?

Liza Jackson Preparatory School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-8 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Liza Jackson Preparatory School part of?

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is part of Okaloosa School District.

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5 8/8/2014

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Quick Stats (2025)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: Kindergarten-8
Enrollment: 977 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 31%
: Top 10%
: 83% (Top 5%)
: 80% (Top 10%)
: 78% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education