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Best Public Schools in Santa Rosa County, FL

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29,176

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Top rankedGulf Breeze Elementary School78^th of 2,240 Florida elementary schools

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Jay Elementary School up 175 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

High Road 11.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)								FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6180 Central School Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5640	732	45	16.2	48.8%	634 (86.6%)	11 (1.5%)	50 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)								(n/a)	50.0	42.0	55.0	56.0	50.0	77.0	46.0	56.0	34.0	44.0	50.0	49.0	45.0	62.0	45.0	64.0	45.0	54.0	68.0	58.0	66.0	$11,791	$692	$11,100
Berryhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Berryhill Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5690	802	52	15.4	53.0%	615 (76.7%)	54 (6.7%)	51 (6.4%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (8.1%)	57.1	954^th of 2240 public elementary schools	57.4%		61	858^th of 2258 public elementary schools	62.0%	96	69.0	59.0	62.0						82.0	63.0	62.0				53.0							$10,239	$660	$9,580
Bagdad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4512 Forsyth St	Milton	32583	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5680	501	33	15.1	69.7%	342 (68.3%)	57 (11.4%)	30 (6.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.6%)	26	1762^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	21.3%		30.6	1621^st of 2258 public elementary schools	28.2%	141	54.0	51.0	53.0						62.0	40.0	38.0				36.0							$12,659	$1,501	$11,158
Chumuckla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2312 Highway 182	Jay	32565	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 995-3690	371	23	16.1	50.4%	332 (89.5%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.6%)	51	1116^th of 2240 public elementary schools	50.2%		70.4	631^st of 2258 public elementary schools	72.1%	485	75.0	46.0	66.0	56.0					80.0	56.0	37.0	67.0			69.0							$10,278	$563	$9,714
East Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5156 Ward Basin Rd	Milton	32583	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5620	771	51	15.1	72.5%	571 (74.1%)	39 (5.1%)	75 (9.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.2%)	30.5	1654^th of 2240 public elementary schools	26.2%		33.1	1554^th of 2258 public elementary schools	31.2%	100	54.0	43.0	51.0						61.0	55.0	50.0				44.0							$11,525	$964	$10,561
Gulf Breeze Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	549 Gulf Breeze Pkwy	Gulf Breeze	32561	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 934-5185	865	58	14.9	22.8%	724 (83.7%)	8 (0.9%)	54 (6.2%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.5%)	92.7	78^th of 2240 public elementary schools	96.5%		93.7	64^th of 2258 public elementary schools	97.2%	14	89.0	81.0	81.0						96.0	92.0	82.0				80.0							$9,098	$355	$8,743
Gulf Breeze Middle School	Public	6-8	649 Gulf Breeze Pkwy	Gulf Breeze	32561	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 934-4080	916	42	21.8	21.0%	781 (85.3%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (5.9%)	20 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.9%)	82.7	158^th of 1216 public middle schools	87.0%		84.1	158^th of 1205 public middle schools	86.9%					81.0	77.0	76.0						80.0	71.0	85.0		71.0	100.0				88.0	$7,526	$303	$7,223
Gulf Breeze High School	Public	9-12	675 Gulf Breeze Pkwy	Gulf Breeze	32561	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 916-4165	1,946	75	25.8	21.6%	1,527 (78.5%)	33 (1.7%)	197 (10.1%)	41 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	142 (7.3%)	71.2	133^rd of 838 public high schools	84.1%		69.2	152^nd of 844 public high schools	82.0%	19							77.0	78.0									46.0	72.0	88.0	87.0		$8,203	$434	$7,770
Jay High School	Public	7-12	3741 School St	Jay	32565	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 675-4507	498	28	17.7	54.2%	471 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	45.3	404^th of 838 public high schools	51.8%		51.6	315^th of 844 public high schools	62.7%	89					47.0	60.0	58.0	71.0					51.0	54.0		39.0	52.0	57.0	68.0	69.0	62.0	$13,253	$700	$12,554
Jay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13833 Alabama St	Jay	32565	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 359-8230	472	30	15.7	62.3%	432 (91.5%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	68.8	660^th of 2240 public elementary schools	70.5%		61.8	835^th of 2258 public elementary schools	63.0%	175	73.0	71.0	61.0	57.0					70.0	74.0	81.0	76.0			71.0							$10,275	$807	$9,467
Milton High School	Public	9-12	5445 Stewart St	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5600	1,985	85	23.4	53.4%	1,414 (71.2%)	185 (9.3%)	151 (7.6%)	27 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	15 (0.8%)	186 (9.4%)	39.7	478^th of 838 public high schools	43.0%		46.9	374^th of 844 public high schools	55.7%	104							53.0	52.0									45.0	48.0	67.0	71.0		$8,777	$743	$8,033
S. S. Dixon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4560 Pace Patriot Blvd	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 995-3660	611	41	14.9	51.9%	456 (74.6%)	26 (4.3%)	60 (9.8%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.3%)								(n/a)																						$10,817	$742	$10,075
Pace High School	Public	9-12	4065 Norris Rd	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 995-3600	2,316	91	25.5	34.5%	1,723 (74.4%)	100 (4.3%)	213 (9.2%)	55 (2.4%)	10 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	207 (8.9%)	62	204^th of 838 public high schools	75.7%		63.7	195^th of 844 public high schools	76.9%	9							69.0	68.0									54.0	70.0	83.0	76.0		$7,966	$449	$7,517
Hobbs Middle School	Public	6-8	5317 Glover Ln	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5630	743	31	23.9	62.3%	526 (70.8%)	61 (8.2%)	53 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	91 (12.2%)	46.2	676^th of 1216 public middle schools	44.4%		46.7	645^th of 1205 public middle schools	46.5%	31				59.0	56.0	54.0						62.0	31.0	63.0		51.0	98.0	100.0			72.0	$8,102	$521	$7,580
Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	6-8	5928 Stewart St	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5660	621	34	18.2	65.5%	440 (70.9%)	53 (8.5%)	42 (6.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.2%)	39.5	781^st of 1216 public middle schools	35.8%		40.4	741^st of 1205 public middle schools	38.5%	40				55.0	57.0	56.0						42.0	44.0	56.0		46.0	99.0				72.0	$10,177	$724	$9,453
Holley-Navarre Intermediate	Public	3-5	1936 Navarre School Rd	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 936-6020	698	45	15.5	46.8%	456 (65.3%)	36 (5.2%)	109 (15.6%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (11.0%)	60.8	852^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	62.0%		75.4	507^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.5%	345	58.0	57.0	69.0						67.0	62.0	77.0				66.0							$9,279	$559	$8,721
Pea Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4775 School Ln	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 995-3680	846	57	14.8	57.8%	550 (65.0%)	58 (6.9%)	95 (11.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	131 (15.5%)	41.6	1357^th of 2240 public elementary schools	39.4%		48.4	1149^th of 2258 public elementary schools	49.1%	208	65.0	52.0	53.0						62.0	59.0	56.0				49.0							$9,920	$737	$9,183
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5563 Byrom St	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5670	789	52	15.1	83.4%	523 (66.3%)	125 (15.8%)	42 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	82 (10.4%)	31.6	1630^th of 2240 public elementary schools	27.2%		37.1	1444^th of 2258 public elementary schools	36.0%	186	52.0	58.0	45.0						57.0	64.0	48.0				38.0							$12,224	$933	$11,291
Radford M Locklin Technical College	Public	9-12	5330 Berryhill Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5715	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oriole Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Oriole Beach Rd	Gulf Breeze	32563	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 934-5160	765	51	15.0	34.5%	582 (76.1%)	20 (2.6%)	78 (10.2%)	19 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.8%)	88.6	164^th of 2240 public elementary schools	92.7%		89.3	190^th of 2258 public elementary schools	91.6%	26	88.0	81.0	76.0						84.0	87.0	84.0				73.0							$10,793	$628	$10,165
Santa Rosa High School	Public	9-12	5332 Berryhill Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-5710	151	8	18.8	74.2%	117 (77.5%)	12 (7.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.6%)	4.7	741^st of 838 public high schools	11.6%		6.5	721^st of 844 public high schools	14.6%	20								6.0									18.0	8.0	24.0	40.0		$12,394	$1,456	$10,939
Holley-Navarre Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Williams Creek Dr	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 936-6040	823	41	20.0	41.4%	521 (63.3%)	39 (4.7%)	132 (16.0%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	110 (13.4%)	63.4	418^th of 1216 public middle schools	65.6%		72.4	299^th of 1205 public middle schools	75.2%	119				69.0	63.0	61.0						64.0	61.0	76.0		60.0	100.0				88.0	$8,693	$569	$8,124
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5540 Education Dr	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 995-3650	676	40	16.9	47.3%	514 (76.0%)	24 (3.6%)	64 (9.5%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.4%)	64.4	778^th of 2240 public elementary schools	65.3%		70.2	635^th of 2258 public elementary schools	71.9%	143	66.0	70.0	63.0						77.0	74.0	66.0				54.0							$9,626	$560	$9,066
West Navarre Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1955 Lowe Rd	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 936-6000	666	50	13.3	45.2%	449 (67.4%)	21 (3.2%)	96 (14.4%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	78 (11.7%)								(n/a)																						$11,446	$607	$10,839
Navarre High School	Public	9-12	8600 High School Blvd	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 936-6080	2,410	92	26.1	30.4%	1,616 (67.1%)	112 (4.6%)	350 (14.5%)	51 (2.1%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	264 (11.0%)	66.9	170^th of 838 public high schools	79.7%		65.5	180^th of 844 public high schools	78.7%	10							70.0	72.0									58.0	68.0	85.0	83.0		$7,533	$353	$7,179
Thomas L Sims Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Education Dr	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 995-3676	823	40	20.5	40.1%	626 (76.1%)	25 (3.0%)	69 (8.4%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	79 (9.6%)	75.6	258^th of 1216 public middle schools	78.8%		77.6	239^th of 1205 public middle schools	80.2%	19				79.0	61.0	77.0						72.0	72.0	82.0		71.0	98.0				76.0	$7,999	$486	$7,513
Learning Academy Of Santa Rosa	Public, Charter	6-12	5880 Stewart St	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-3495	62	3	20.6	72.6%	43 (69.4%)	6 (9.7%)	10 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)																						$15,197	$499	$14,698
Avalon Middle School	Public	6-8	5445 King Arthurs Way	Milton	32583	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5540	768	41	18.7	55.5%	545 (71.0%)	50 (6.5%)	80 (10.4%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (9.2%)	48.7	638^th of 1216 public middle schools	47.5%		59.1	475^th of 1205 public middle schools	60.6%	163				57.0	60.0	58.0						55.0	45.0	71.0		47.0	99.0				83.0	$8,803	$648	$8,155
West Navarre Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1970 Cotton Bay Ln	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 936-6060	739	55	13.4	37.2%	508 (68.7%)	28 (3.8%)	97 (13.1%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	80 (10.8%)	76	482^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	78.5%		76.7	480^th of 2258 public elementary schools	78.7%	2	78.0	66.0	71.0						85.0	76.0	68.0				68.0							$10,424	$468	$9,956
Ese Development Center	Public	12	6032 Hwy 90	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5167	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodlawn Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Woodlawn Way	Gulf Breeze	32563	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 934-4010	882	44	20.0	34.6%	604 (68.5%)	43 (4.9%)	117 (13.3%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.2%)	66.7	366^th of 1216 public middle schools	69.9%		69.8	334^th of 1205 public middle schools	72.3%	32				68.0	67.0	64.0						74.0	56.0	73.0		61.0	97.0	100.0			80.0	$7,841	$300	$7,541
Holley-Navarre Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	8019 Escola St	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 936-6130	661	50	13.2	48.3%	403 (61.0%)	39 (5.9%)	123 (18.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	76 (11.5%)								(n/a)																						$11,406	$551	$10,855
Bennett C Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Excalibur Way	Milton	32583	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 983-7000	899	60	14.9	60.3%	647 (72.0%)	57 (6.3%)	87 (9.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (11.0%)	38.6	1441^st of 2240 public elementary schools	35.7%		39.1	1384^th of 2258 public elementary schools	38.7%	57	60.0	62.0	44.0						58.0	72.0	47.0				38.0							$10,545	$690	$9,854
Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6556 Firehouse Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 981-7860	105	3	35.0	13.3%	83 (79.0%)	5 (4.8%)	5 (4.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)								(n/a)					83.0	81.0	72.0	55.0					60.0	59.0		69.0	46.0	40.0	80.0	75.0	75.0	$12,334	$174	$12,160
Hospital Homebound	Public, Alternative	K-12	6032 Hwy 90	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 983-5052	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Bay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2535 Elkhart Dr	Gulf Breeze	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 750-0134	1,100	61	18.0	30.7%	770 (70.0%)	43 (3.9%)	137 (12.5%)	21 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	117 (10.6%)	78.2	426^th of 2240 public elementary schools	81.0%		73.8	537^th of 2258 public elementary schools	76.2%	111	75.0	72.0	77.0	76.0	65.0	75.0			80.0	80.0	68.0	80.0	68.0	82.0	68.0	70.0	96.0				80.0	$8,398	$395	$8,004
High Road	Public, Alternative	K-12	4140 Berryhill Rd	Milton	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 212-6158	102	9	11.3	79.4%	73 (71.6%)	11 (10.8%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.7%)								(n/a)		17.0	23.0			7.0				67.0	23.0			7.0	18.0	8.0	0.0					$29,663	$403	$29,261
Wallace Lake K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3354 Wallace Lake Rd	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(850) 783-9653	1,061	61	17.3	29.7%	884 (83.3%)	21 (2.0%)	67 (6.3%)	17 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.3%)	88.3	176^th of 2240 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.2	263^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	88.4%	87	80.0	80.0	77.0	86.0	81.0	78.0			86.0	85.0	89.0	89.0	63.0	91.0	73.0	78.0	99.0	100.0			85.0	$8,363	$247	$8,117

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