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St Mary Catholic School

Christian private school in Fort Walton Beach, FL. A sourced guide to its identity, available data, enrollment questions and local planning considerations. Use the PCS planning section below to prepare for a school transition.

A school plan for your PCS

Moving with a student: St Mary Catholic School

Considering St Mary Catholic School in Fort Walton Beach during a military move? Pair the school's academic information with a plan for admission, records and the first week.

Confirm the admissions plan

Contact St Mary Catholic School directly about openings, placement, total tuition and fees, and the withdrawal or refund policy if orders change. Ask what can be completed remotely before arrival. The Interstate Compact does not apply to private schools; admissions and transfer decisions follow the school's policies. For a public-school alternative, consult Okaloosa registration and school locator.

Carry the learning history forward

Request a portable copy of report cards, transcripts, current coursework and relevant learning plans before you leave. If your child has an IEP, 504 plan or other support arrangement, arrange a handoff with the receiving staff and ask what support will be available at the start. Use the Military OneSource school-transition guide to prepare for that conversation.

Match the handoff to the student

At St Mary Catholic School, ask how placement works at the transition between elementary and middle grades. For younger students, discuss reading and math routines; for middle-grade students, bring the current schedule and ask about course sequence and any high-school-credit classes. Confirm which ages share arrival times, activities and after-school arrangements before planning a sibling school run. Ask how faith instruction and family participation expectations fit into a new student’s week.

Connect school, home and duty station

The Okaloosa military-family resources identify Eglin's liaison for Eglin, Duke Field and 7th Special Forces Group families. Hurlburt has its own liaison; use the contact matching your assignment. Local contacts: Hurlburt Field School Liaison and Eglin School Liaison Office. Ask about youth introductions, deployment-related support and coordination with school staff. Availability of a particular service at St Mary Catholic School should be confirmed directly.

Check the school-day route to your actual duty gate, dismissal time and backup pickup plan. The map estimates travel; it does not establish a bus route, attendance boundary or guaranteed commute.

Installation and enrollment resources checked . Confirm current requirements with the receiving school.

Get to know this school

St Mary Catholic School at a glance.

St Mary Catholic School is listed as a christian private school in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This guide brings together its recorded identity, school-specific information where verified, practical questions for your visit, and other nearby options.

School formatChristian private school
Recorded cityFort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Directory grade spanPK–8
CountyOkaloosa
Directory year2023-24
Reported affiliationRoman Catholic
NCES identity00258264

Recorded address: 110 ROBINWOOD DR SW. The map uses the recorded campus point.

Grade spans describe the directory year above. Displayed locations may use separately cited campus updates. Newer program details are identified below; confirm the intended program and campus before enrollment.

The school in perspectiveEditorial guide · 2026-09-06

Saint Mary adds a defined gifted program to its Catholic pathway.

Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.

Saint Mary Catholic School publishes a Pre-K3 through eighth-grade pathway in Fort Walton Beach. One specific feature is its gifted-education program for qualified students, described as a weekly small-group session with a specialist. The focus includes advanced concepts, investigation and open-ended problem solving, giving families a concrete enrichment model to ask about.

Our read is that the useful comparison is between that enrichment session and the rest of the child's week. Ask how classroom teachers extend learning between specialist meetings and how qualification is determined. The school's Catholic mission and range of student activities also deserve discussion, without treating website testimonials or isolated achievement figures as a complete school-quality ranking.

Why it may fit

Families seeking Catholic education can examine both the general classroom program and, where relevant, the eligibility and continuity of the published gifted provision.

What to weigh

A specialist session does not by itself describe all-day differentiation. Confirm support, course placement and how the school prepares eighth graders for their next setting.

A useful local detail

The campus is on Robinwood Drive SW in Fort Walton Beach. The school also publishes military-family resources, which can help frame questions about enrollment during a relocation.

One question worth asking

What is the gifted-identification process, how does enrichment connect to regular lessons, and how would you support a student arriving partway through the school year?

Based on Official school overview ↗ · Official gifted-education program ↗ · Official admissions ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.

Academic information in context

What the data can tell you.

There is no public-school accountability letter attached to this private school. That does not describe its quality. Ask for the assessments it uses, the most recent results it is willing to share, how progress is measured, and the support available when a student falls behind or needs more challenge.

Accreditation, tuition, scholarship participation and class size have not been independently verified in this guide. Obtain current documentation from the school and check the accrediting organization's own directory. A religious affiliation describes the school's reported identity; it is not an academic score.

From research to a useful visit

Admissions, support and the daily routine.

Contact St Mary Catholic School directly for the complete admissions process. Ask about entry assessments, available places, tuition and fees, any faith or family participation expectations, and the services the school can provide for your child's learning needs. Buying a nearby home does not reserve a private-school seat.

  • Which grade and campus would my child attend, and what is the current daily schedule?
  • How are new students assessed, supported and challenged during the first term?
  • What are the transportation, extended-day and extracurricular arrangements, including any extra costs?
  • What records, deadlines and acceptance steps should be completed before a move?
Compare the questions that matter

Other schools to explore.

These are the nearest other pages in the same county and public/private sector with an overlapping recorded school level and similar campus/virtual format. Public-school comparisons also match the federal regular, alternative, special-education or vocational classification. They are comparison starting points, not a ranking or an admissions promise.

Montessori Learning Center ↗

Fort Walton Beach · Directory grades PK–3 · 2023-24

0.4 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Consider a visit if the family wants to investigate Montessori education and can evaluate the child's comfort with its work routines and progression across age groups.

First United Methodist School ↗

Fort Walton Beach · Directory grades PK–KG · 2023-24

0.6 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

This resource can help a family explore a Christian early-years setting, provided the school first confirms its current operation and the right class for the child's age.

Cinco Christain School ↗

Fort Walton Beach · Directory grades PK–5 · 2023-24

1.1 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Cinco merits consideration for families who want Bible-integrated elementary instruction and a school that can explain how assessment results affect a child's daily lessons.

These are campus-to-campus distances, not road miles from your home. The school finder retains separate straight-line radius filters, optional road-route estimates and Google Maps directions.

Sources and review notes.

Guide assembled September 6, 2026. Directory years are shown separately. School-specific perspective checked 2026-09-06.

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