The brief
A private middle school in Defuniak Springs, FL serving grades 6th – 6th.
Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. Private schools in FL aren't required to report standardized test scores to the state, which limits the data available for our rating model. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 32435; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $63,017
- Median home value
- $185,600
- Median rent
- $742/mo
- College educated
- 26.9%
- Homeownership
- 82.9%
- Poverty rate
- 16.6%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 32435; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- City reported crime
- 1,443/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Defuniak Springs. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Defuniak Springs), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White57%
- Two or More29%
- Hispanic14%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy serve?
Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy serves students in grades 6th through 6th.
How many students attend Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy?
Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy has an enrollment of approximately 7 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy is 2.5:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
Is Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy a private school?
Yes, Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy is a private coeducational school with a Christian, no specific denomination affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy a religious school?
Pleasant Ridge Christian Academy has a Christian, no specific denomination religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- 6th – 6th
- Enrollment
- 7
- Gender split
- 57% M / 43% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 2.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Christian, no specific denomination
- School day
- 7.2 hours
- Days per year
- 177 days
- Setting
- Fringe Rural
- County
- Walton County
- Phone
- (850) 892-0516
- Area population (ZIP 32435)
- 6,359
- Area average commute
- 30.2 min
- Area median age
- 40.2
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.