Summary:
Zip code 32563, serving the Gulf Breeze area in Florida, is home to two public schools within the Santa Rosa School District: Oriole Beach Elementary School (grades PK-5) and Woodlawn Beach Middle School (grades 6-8), with no high schools located directly in the area.
Oriole Beach Elementary School is the standout school in this zip code, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years and ranking in the top 8% of all elementary schools in Florida. It serves 765 students with a favorable 15:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $10,793 per student. In contrast, Woodlawn Beach Middle School holds a solid 4-star rating and ranks in the top 30% of Florida middle schools, serving 882 students with a 20:1 ratio and spending $7,841 per student. Despite lower funding and larger class sizes, the middle school achieves exceptional results in advanced math, with 100% of students proficient in Geometry and 97% in Algebra 1—far exceeding district and state averages. Both schools share a similar socioeconomic profile, with about 34.5% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.
A key takeaway is the strong "feeder pattern" of excellence, where students transition from a top-tier elementary school to a very strong middle school. Chronic absenteeism is notably low at both schools (12.1% at the elementary and 16.1% at the middle school), roughly half the district average and a third of the state average, indicating high community engagement. This consistency in performance and low absenteeism makes zip code 32563 an attractive area for families seeking quality education through middle school.
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