The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Math. The lowest is 64% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Antioch Elementary School
Antioch Elementary sits on Whitehurst Lane in Crestview, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Okaloosa County School District. It is a school of substantial size for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across kindergarten through fifth grade and a smaller pre-K cohort. About four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a meaningful share that places the school in mixed economic territory. The student body is majority white, with Hispanic students forming the next largest group, followed by students of two or more races and Black students; Asian and Pacific Islander students are also present in smaller numbers. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the records reviewed.
On the Florida FAST assessments, Antioch's math results are a genuine strength. Third and fourth graders score at high proficiency rates, and fifth graders are close behind. These are strong results within Florida. Reading tells a somewhat different story: ELA proficiency sits in the mid-to-upper sixties across the tested grades, a gap below the math performance that parents may want to raise directly with the school, particularly in thinking about literacy development in the early grades. Fifth grade science lands in the upper sixties, a respectable result for that single tested year. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible from this record to say whether these figures represent improvement, stability, or decline.
The Okaloosa County School District provides an important backdrop. The district has publicly reported earning a top state rating every year since Florida began issuing school grades, placing it among a very small number of Florida districts with that track record. The graduation rate is high, which matters for parents thinking about where an elementary school feeds. Families moving to Crestview should also know that the district broke ground recently on a new K-8 school in the city, its first new construction in many years, intended to relieve crowding that has pushed nearly every Okaloosa school to or beyond capacity. This matters practically: attendance boundaries and capacity at Antioch itself could shift as that school comes online for the fall of 2026. A half-cent sales tax approved by voters is funding facility upgrades across the district, with a citizen oversight committee and dedicated reporting providing some transparency on how the money is spent.
Crestview itself is growing quickly, driven by relative affordability and proximity to Eglin Air Force Base. Defense and aerospace employ a notable share of the local workforce, and the city's character is a mix of a historic, small-scale downtown along Main Street and more spread-out commercial development along Ferdon Boulevard. It is largely car-dependent outside the downtown grid. Housing in the zip code runs well below the Florida state median, and rents have edged up only modestly in the past year, making the area among the more accessible housing markets in the region. A downtown revitalization project publicly reported by local media is upgrading sidewalks and streetscaping, though construction has temporarily disrupted foot traffic in that area. Natural amenities are close: Blackwater River State Forest, the largest state forest in Florida, lies just to the northwest.
For a family with elementary-aged children, Antioch offers math outcomes that stand out, a district with a strong institutional track record, and a housing market that remains comparatively affordable during a period of growth. The ELA results are worth a conversation with the school, and the capacity picture in Crestview is genuinely in flux as new construction reshapes the district's footprint. Chronic absenteeism and discipline data were not available in the records reviewed, so those aspects of the school environment could not be assessed here.
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