West DeFuniak Elementary School

“Where do maggots come from?” Just ask one of our 5th grade scientists at West DeFuniak! Students were able to observe science in action this week by discovering what type of meat...

We are excited to invite our 3rd grade parents and students to Literacy & Learning Night on Thursday, September 25th! Join us for a fun and informative evening! Check out the fl...

Our sponsors help make things happen and we are so thankful!! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please check out the West DeFuniak Elementary PTO Facebook page for ...

Our WDE Summer Readers were celebrated on Tuesday for completing the Summer Reading Challenge! These hardworking students enjoyed lunch outside with Mrs. Childs, a frozen sweet tr...

Congratulations to our August and September students of the month!

Save the Date!

Dismissal will begin at 11:30 this Friday. If you plan on checking your child out through the office, please do so by 11:00. We hope everyone has a nice long weekend!

We are always so thankful for our sponsors! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please check out the West DeFuniak Elementary PTO Facebook page for more information! ...

Our amazing instructional aides had an EPIC day of learning and team building at the WISE Center yesterday! They’re energized and ready to serve our students in the 2025–2026 scho...

We’re excited to welcome three amazing educators to the WDE family this year! Please join us in giving a big WDE welcome to: Mrs. Masonbrink, Ms. Gouthro, and Mrs. Peterson. We're...

Walton County School District Receives A District Grade for 8 th Consecutive Year WCSD Ties For Top 2 Districts in the State of Florida for School Grades FOR IMMEDI...

Walton County School District Again Ranks 3 rd in the State of Florida According to State Testing Results – Continues to Climb Toward #1 WALTON COUNTY – JUNE 25, 202...

Get ready to CHOMP your way through summer with the Summer Reading Challenge! Students in grades K–4 received their game board reading challenge along with their report cards. He...

Our 4th grade scientists had an exciting hands-on experience this week exploring animal life cycles and food webs! Students learned how energy begins with the sun, flows to plants...

We are incredibly proud to recognize our amazing students at WDE who tripled their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for the 2024-2025 school year! These outstanding readers went abov...

Each school year, our students are encouraged to grow their literacy skills by reading and passing AR tests and this year, their hard work paid off in a BIG way! Thanks to the...

Congratulations to our amazing students pictured here for completing the April Reading Challenge—the final reading challenge of the school year! We love how each challenge encoura...

Third grade students at WDE recently brought learning to life with the exciting Four Corners AVID strategy! This interactive approach helps students sharpen their reading, writing...

This past Sunday, students who completed the Kazoo's Reading Challenge had the opportunity to join Mrs. Childs at the Blue Wahoo's reading parade and game! Despite the hot wea...

First Grade students at WDE have enjoyed participating in “hands on” science activities during the fourth nine weeks of school. Students planted grass seeds and made observation...