High Schools in Santa Rosa

Summary:

The Santa Rosa school district in Florida contains 7 high schools that serve students in grades 9-12. The schools in this district exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some schools ranking among the top in the state while others lag significantly behind.

Navarre High School and Pace High School are two of the highest-performing schools in the district, ranking 180th and 195th respectively out of 844 schools in the state. These schools have strong test scores, with over 85% proficiency in key subjects like US History and Biology. In contrast, Santa Rosa High School stands out as the lowest-performing, ranking 721st and having significantly lower test scores across the board.

The data also reveals stark differences in student demographics and school resources across the district. Gulf Breeze High School, the top-performing school, has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 22.31%, while Learning Academy of Santa Rosa has a rate of 79.78%. Spending per student also varies widely, from $7,321 at Navarre High School to $11,970 at Jay High School. These disparities in resources and demographics may be contributing factors to the performance gaps observed across the Santa Rosa school district.

District Detail

5086 Canal St
Milton, FL 32570-2257

(850) 983-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
20^th of 67 Florida districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 29,621

Primary Schools: 19
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 4

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)				FAST Math (2025)		Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC US History (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th 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
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%)	69.2	152^nd of 844 public high schools	82.0%		73.7	111^th of 807 public high schools	86.2%	41			66.0	71.0				53.0	67.0	85.0	91.0		$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%)	51.6	315^th of 844 public high schools	62.7%		47.8	329^th of 807 public high schools	59.2%	14	52.0	47.0	72.0	52.0	53.0	49.0	42.0	56.0	67.0	63.0	61.0	75.0	$13,253	$700	$12,554
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%)	46.9	374^th of 844 public high schools	55.7%		49.2	312^th of 807 public high schools	61.3%	62			53.0	53.0				36.0	66.0	68.0	71.0		$8,777	$743	$8,033
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%)	63.7	195^th of 844 public high schools	76.9%		63.9	182^nd of 807 public high schools	77.4%	13			68.0	67.0				51.0	69.0	82.0	77.0		$7,966	$449	$7,517
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)
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%)	6.5	721^st of 844 public high schools	14.6%		12.6	665^th of 807 public high schools	17.6%	56			6.0	11.0				0.0	11.0	31.0	44.0		$12,394	$1,456	$10,939
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%)	65.5	180^th of 844 public high schools	78.7%		65.6	168^th of 807 public high schools	79.2%	12			64.0	69.0				51.0	70.0	83.0	81.0		$7,533	$353	$7,179
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%)	1.1	841^st of 844 public high schools	0.4%					(n/a)								0.0			10.0		$15,197	$499	$14,698
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)

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Escambia	17.15 mi	73	52^nd
Okaloosa	23.66 mi	50	12^th
Walton	44.29 mi	21	8^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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