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Magnet and charter filters use published directory flags. Programs, addresses and openings can change. Confirm enrollment and attendance zones directly with the district or school.

Christian schools include Catholic and other Christian affiliations explicitly reported by NCES or the school. Affiliation is never inferred from a school's name. CP markers identify documented Christian private schools. P markers identify other private schools, including those with an unknown affiliation. CP and P identify school types, not accountability grades.

Private schools do not receive the public-school accountability letters shown here. Alabama public-school grades and scores come from its 2024–25 release; Florida results use 2025–26. An approved waiver or an absent result remains ungraded. The states use different formulas and should be compared within their own systems.

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Every graded public and charter school in Escambia and Santa Rosa County, with its official Florida DOE accountability grade, three-year history, and achievement data on its own report page. 82 schools, 31 rated A for 2025-26, updated from the state's 2026 release.

Also explore Alabama public schools, private and Christian schools across all four counties, and documented public magnet programs. Alabama report cards use 2024–25; Florida grades use 2025–26. Christian schools also appear in Private, so category counts overlap.

Elementary (47) Middle (17) High (12) K-8 & Combination (6) Charters (5)Alabama Public (50) Private (63) Christian (46) Magnet (5)

The Costin Team does not rate, rank, or recommend schools. Grades shown are official public information from the Florida Department of Education (2025–26) or the Alabama State Department of Education (2024–25). Each result is labeled by state and year; the two systems use different calculations. The right school is a personal decision: visit campuses, meet teachers, and confirm current attendance zones directly with the district before making housing decisions based on schools.

Elementary

Middle

High

CEscambia High SchoolEscambia CountyReport → AJ. M. Tate Senior High SchoolEscambia CountyReport → CNorthview High SchoolEscambia CountyReport → CPensacola High SchoolEscambia CountyReport → APensacola State College Charter Academy · CharterEscambia CountyReport → CPine Forest High SchoolEscambia CountyReport → CWashington Senior High SchoolEscambia CountyReport → AWest Florida High School/TechnicalEscambia CountyReport → AGulf Breeze High SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport → BMilton High SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport → ANavarre High SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport → APace High SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport →

Combination / K-8

BEscambia Virtual Academy FranchiseEscambia CountyReport → CCentral SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport → AEast Bay K-8 SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport → CJay High SchoolSanta Rosa CountyReport → BSanta Rosa Virtual FranchiseSanta Rosa CountyReport → AWallace Lake K-8Santa Rosa CountyReport →

Charter Schools

ABeulah Academy Of Science · CharterEscambia CountyReport → CByrneville Elementary School, Inc. · CharterEscambia CountyReport → APensacola Beach Elementary School, Inc. · CharterEscambia CountyReport → APensacola State College Charter Academy · CharterEscambia CountyReport → CWarrington Preparatory Academy · CharterEscambia CountyReport →

Alabama Public Schools

Explore public schools across Baldwin County, including Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Available Alabama letter grades and overall scores come from the 2024–25 state report cards. Florida grades elsewhere on this page use 2025–26; the states use different accountability systems and school years. An approved waiver or missing result is shown explicitly, so every school remains available to explore.

Private Schools

Independent, Christian and other religious schools across all four covered counties. CP identifies a documented Christian private school; P identifies other private schools, including those with an unknown affiliation. Both identify school types, not academic grades. Open a guide for its educational approach, local considerations, admissions and dated sources.

Christian Schools

Catholic, Protestant and other Christian schools with a documented affiliation. CP identifies a Christian private school, not an academic grade. These schools also appear in the Private category. Compare the reported grade levels and educational approach, then confirm current admissions directly.

Magnet Schools & Programs

Schools with a published magnet designation, including programs within a larger public school. A letter badge is the school’s official 2025–26 Florida grade, not a separate rating of its magnet program. Check program eligibility and application windows with the school.

ABrown Barge Middle SchoolPensacola, FL · Escambia CountyDirectory grades 06–08 · Public magnet school / programFlorida 2025–26: official grade AReport AN. B. Cook Elementary SchoolPensacola, FL · Escambia CountyDirectory grades KG–05 · Public magnet school / programFlorida 2025–26: official grade AReport AOkaloosa Stemm CenterValparaiso, FL · Okaloosa CountyDirectory grades 06–08 · Public magnet school / programFlorida 2025–26: official grade AReport CPensacola High SchoolPensacola, FL · Escambia CountyDirectory grades 09–12 · International BaccalaureateFlorida 2025–26: official grade CReport AWest Florida High School/TechnicalPensacola, FL · Escambia CountyDirectory grades 09–12 · Public magnet school / programFlorida 2025–26: official grade AReport

Enrollment & school-choice resources

Browse private and Christian school guides in the cards above, with school websites and admissions resources below. Florida does not issue public-school accountability grades to private schools. The state maintains an official private school directory, and Step Up For Students administers Florida's school choice scholarships. Both districts also operate magnet and school-choice programs inside the public system: see Escambia's district site and Santa Rosa's district site for current programs and application windows.

What should actually matter to parents

A letter grade is one data point, not a verdict. When families ask us how to evaluate a school, we point them to the same checklist every time:

Visit in person. Ten minutes in the front office and hallways tells you more about culture than any statistic.
Match the school to YOUR child. A school that is right for a self-directed kid may be wrong for one who needs structure, and the reverse. Programs (arts, STEM, athletics, IB/AP, ESE services) matter more than a one-letter summary.
Look at the trend, not one year. A school moving from C to B to A is a different story than one drifting the other way. Florida public-school reports show up to three years of available grade history for this reason.
Read the components. Two schools with the same letter can have very different achievement profiles. The subject-area percentages show where a school is strong.
Confirm zoning before you buy. Attendance zones change. Verify the address you are considering with the district's current zoning tools, not a listing's claim.
Context matters. Research consistently shows family engagement outweighs most school-level differences. The percentages here measure the school; they do not predict your child.

PCSing with school-age kids?

Our military division breaks down schools base-by-base for PCS families, including timing a move around enrollment windows.

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Send us your shortlist and price range. We will map the current attendance zones, verify them with the district, and hand-pick homes that actually qualify.

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Build the school transition into your PCS plan

Use the map to compare locations, then open each school guide for academic information, admission resources and military moving questions. Confirm enrollment before making a housing decision; proximity is not a school assignment.

Start with your installation

NAS Pensacola School Liaison and NAS Whiting Field School Liaison; Eglin School Liaison Office and Hurlburt Field School Liaison. Contact the liaison for your actual assignment to discuss records, youth introductions and school support.

Use the right enrollment office

Florida resources: Escambia military-family enrollment guidance and Santa Rosa student registration; Okaloosa registration and school locator. In Alabama, Baldwin County Public Schools registration, Gulf Shores City Schools enrollment and Orange Beach City Schools registration are separate public systems. Each private school handles its own admissions.

Prepare the handoff

Gather current school records, course information and relevant learning plans. Ask the receiving registrar what can begin with orders before arrival, and which documents still need review. The Military OneSource school-transition guide covers transition planning; private-school enrollment is outside the Interstate Compact.

Official resources checked September 6, 2026. For the wider move, use our PCS planning guide.

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Find school websites, reported affiliations and enrollment resources across the region. These links remain available without the interactive map. Schools set their own admissions requirements; confirm current programs, campuses and availability directly.

A guide for every school

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Public, private, Christian, charter and online options. Every source record links to a guide; duplicate directory identities for the same school share one page. These links work without loading the interactive map.

Escambia County, FL

A. K. Suter Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Achieve Academy At McmillianPensacola · Public
Aletheia Christian AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Bb C Christian AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Bellview Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Bellview Middle SchoolPensacola · Public
Beulah Academy Of SciencePensacola · Public charter
Beulah Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Beulah Middle SchoolPensacola · Public
Blessed Star Montessori Christian SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Blue Angels Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Bratt Elementary SchoolCentury · Public
Brentwood Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Brown Barge Middle SchoolPensacola · Public
Byrneville Elementary School, Inc.Century · Public charter
C. A. Weis Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Capstone AcademyPensacola · Public charter
Carden Christian AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Christian Institute Of Arts And SciencesPensacola · Private · Christian
Coastal Connections AcademyPensacola · Public charter
Cordova Park Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
County Administrative AnnexPensacola · Public
Creative Learning AcademyPensacola · Private
Dixon School For Arts And SciencesPensacola · Private
Dt Preparatory AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
East Hill AcademyPensacola · Private
East Hill Christian SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Ensley Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Episcopal Day School Of Christ Church ParishPensacola · Private · Christian
Ernest Ward Middle SchoolWalnut Hill · Public
Escambia Christian SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Escambia County Acceleration AcademyPensacola · Public
Escambia High SchoolPensacola · Public
Escambia Juvenile DetentionPensacola · Public
Escambia Sch. Dist. Jail Prog.Pensacola · Public
Escambia Virtual Academy FranchisePensacola · Public
Escambia Virtual Instruction ProgramPensacola · Public
Escambia Virtual Instructional Program (District Provided)Pensacola · Public
Escambia Westgate CenterPensacola · Public
Ferry Pass Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Ferry Pass Middle SchoolPensacola · Public
George Stone Technical CollegePensacola · Public
Global Learning AcademyPensacola · Public
Hellen Caro Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Hillcrest Private AcademyPensacola · Private
Hope Horizon At Judy Andrews CenterPensacola · Public
Hospital & HomeboundPensacola · Public
J. H. Workman Middle SchoolPensacola · Public
J. M. Tate Senior High SchoolCantonment · Public
Jackie Harris Preparatory AcademyPensacola · Public charter
Jim Allen Elementary SchoolCantonment · Public
Jim C. Bailey Middle SchoolPensacola · Public
Jubilee Christian AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Kingsfield Elementary SchoolCantonment · Public
L. D. Mcarthur Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy - Pensacola CampusPensacola · Private · Christian
Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Little Flower Catholic SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Longleaf Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Marcus Pointe Christian SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Molino Park ElementaryMolino · Public
Montclair Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Montessori School Of PensacolaPensacola · Private
Mother Clelia Morning Star High SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Myrtle Grove Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
N. B. Cook Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Navy Point Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Northview High SchoolCentury · Public
O. J. Semmes Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Oakcrest Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Pace ProgramPensacola · Public
Pensacola Adventist AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Pensacola Beach Elementary School, IncPensacola Beach · Public charter
Pensacola Catholic High SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Pensacola Christian AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Pensacola High SchoolPensacola · Public
Pensacola Private School Of Liberal ArtsPensacola · Private
Pensacola State College Charter AcademyPensacola · Public charter
Pensocola Mennonite Christian SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Personalized Learning Kingdom AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
Phoenix Learning Academy Inc.Pensacola · Private
Pine Forest High SchoolPensacola · Public
Pine Meadow Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Precious Lil' Angels Learning Center IncPensacola · Private
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Ransom Middle SchoolCantonment · Public
Redeemer Lutheran SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Reinhardt Holm Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Sacred Heart Cathedral SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Scenic Heights Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Sherwood Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Sl Jones Christian AcademyPensacola · Private · Christian
St John The Evangelist Catholic SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
St Paul Catholic SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Success AcademyPensacola · Public
Tap PK BabiesPensacola · Public
Trinitas Christian SchoolPensacola · Private · Christian
Umbrella Learning AcademyPensacola · Private
Warrington Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public
Warrington Preparatory AcademyPensacola · Public charter
Washington Senior High SchoolPensacola · Public
West Florida High School/TechnicalPensacola · Public
West Pensacola Elementary SchoolPensacola · Public

Santa Rosa County, FL

Avalon Middle SchoolMilton · Public
Bagdad Elementary SchoolMilton · Public
Bennett C Russell Elementary SchoolMilton · Public
Berryhill Elementary SchoolMilton · Public
Central SchoolMilton · Public
Chumuckla Elementary SchoolJay · Public
Coastline Christian AcademyGulf Breeze · Private · Christian
East Bay K-8 SchoolGulf Breeze · Public
East Milton Elementary SchoolMilton · Public
Ese Development CenterMilton · Public
Faith Christian AcademyJay · Private · Christian
Good Shepherd Lutheran SchoolGulf Breeze · Private · Christian
Gulf Breeze Elementary SchoolGulf Breeze · Public
Gulf Breeze High SchoolGulf Breeze · Public
Gulf Breeze Middle SchoolGulf Breeze · Public
High RoadMilton · Public
Hobbs Middle SchoolMilton · Public
Holley-Navarre IntermediateNavarre · Public
Holley-Navarre Middle SchoolNavarre · Public
Holley-Navarre PrimaryNavarre · Public
Hospital HomeboundMilton · Public
Jay Elementary SchoolJay · Public
Jay High SchoolJay · Public
Learning Academy Of Santa RosaMilton · Public charter
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy - Gulf Breeze CampusGulf Breeze · Private · Christian
Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMilton · Public
Milton High SchoolMilton · Public
Navarre High SchoolNavarre · Public
Oriole Beach Elementary SchoolGulf Breeze · Public
Pace High SchoolPace · Public
Pea Ridge Elementary SchoolPace · Public
Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeMilton · Public
S. S. Dixon Intermediate SchoolPace · Public
S. S. Dixon Primary SchoolPace · Public
Santa Rosa Christian SchoolMilton · Private · Christian
Santa Rosa High SchoolMilton · Public
Santa Rosa Virtual FranchiseMilton · Public
T. R. Jackson Prek CenterMilton · Public
Tapp Child CareMilton · Public
Thomas L Sims Middle SchoolPace · Public
W. H. Rhodes Elementary SchoolMilton · Public
Wallace Lake K-8Pace · Public
West Florida Baptist AcademyMilton · Private · Christian
West Navarre Intermediate SchoolNavarre · Public
West Navarre Primary SchoolNavarre · Public
Woodlawn Beach Middle SchoolGulf Breeze · Public

Okaloosa County, FL

Addie R. Lewis SchoolValparaiso · Public
Adjudicated Youth FacilityCrestview · Public
Advanced Sacred Hope AcademyMary Esther · Private
Annette P. Edwins Elementary SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Antioch Elementary SchoolCrestview · Public
Baker SchoolBaker · Public
Bluewater Elementary SchoolNiceville · Public
Bob Sikes Elementary SchoolCrestview · Public
C. W. Ruckel Middle SchoolNiceville · Public
Choctawhatchee Senior High SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Cinco Christain SchoolFort Walton Beach · Private · Christian
Clifford Meigs Middle SchoolShalimar · Public
Collegiate High School At Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville · Public charter
Crestview High SchoolCrestview · Public
Davidson Middle SchoolCrestview · Public
Destin Elementary SchoolDestin · Public
Destin High SchoolDestin · Public charter
Destin Middle SchoolDestin · Public
Eglin Elementary SchoolEglin AFB · Public
Elliott Point Elementary SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Emerald Coast Autism CenterNiceville · Private
Emerald Coast Career Institute NCrestview · Public
First United Methodist SchoolFort Walton Beach · Private · Christian
Florosa Elementary SchoolMary Esther · Public
Fort Walton Beach High SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Global Beacon SchoolCrestview · Private
James E Plew Elementary SchoolNiceville · Public
Kenwood Elementary SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Lakewood Christian SchoolCrestview · Private · Christian
Laurel Hill SchoolLaurel Hill · Public
Liza Jackson Preparatory SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public charter
Longwood Elementary SchoolShalimar · Public
Lotus Learning & Arts CenterShalimar · Private
Lula J. Edge Elementary SchoolNiceville · Public
Mary Esther Elementary SchoolMary Esther · Public
Max Bruner Junior Middle SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Montessori Learning CenterFort Walton Beach · Private
Niceville Senior High SchoolNiceville · Public
Northwest Florida Ballet AcademieFort Walton Beach · Public
Northwood Elementary SchoolCrestview · Public
Okaloosa AcademyFort Walton Beach · Public charter
Okaloosa Online Non FranchisedCrestview · Public
Okaloosa Regional DetentionCrestview · Public
Okaloosa Stemm CenterValparaiso · Public
Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach · Public
Okaloosa Virtual FranchiseFort Walton Beach · Public
Okaloosa Virtual Instruction ProgramFort Walton Beach · Public
Richbourg SchoolCrestview · Public
Riverside Elementary SchoolCrestview · Public
Rocky Bayou Christian SchoolNiceville · Private · Christian
Rocky Bayou Christian School - Crestview, FlCrestview · Private · Christian
Rocky Bayou Christian School, The KeepNiceville · Private · Christian
Shalimar Elementary SchoolShalimar · Public
Shoal River Middle SchoolCrestview · Public
Silver Sands-Excep. ChildrenFort Walton Beach · Public
Southside Primary SchoolCrestview · Public
St Mary Catholic SchoolFort Walton Beach · Private · Christian
St Paul Christian SchoolNiceville · Private · Christian
W. C. Pryor Middle SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public
Walker Elementary SchoolCrestview · Public
Wright Elementary SchoolFort Walton Beach · Public

Baldwin County, AL

Baldwin County High SchoolBay Minette · Public
Baldwin County Virtual SchoolDaphne · Public
Baldwin Preparatory AcademyLoxley · Public
Bay Minette Elementary SchoolBay Minette · Public
Bay Minette Middle SchoolBay Minette · Public
Bayshore Christian SchoolFairhope · Private · Christian
Bayside AcademyDaphne · Private
Belforest Elementary SchoolDaphne · Public
Central Baldwin Middle SchoolRobertsdale · Public
Central Christian SchoolRobertsdale · Private · Christian
Cf Taylor Alternative SchoolRobertsdale · Public
Daphne East Elementary SchoolDaphne · Public
Daphne Elementary SchoolDaphne · Public
Daphne High SchoolDaphne · Public
Daphne Middle SchoolDaphne · Public
Delta Elementary SchoolBay Minette · Public
Elberta Elementary SchoolElberta · Public
Elberta High SchoolElberta · Public
Elberta Middle SchoolElberta · Public
Elsanor SchoolRobertsdale · Public
Fairhope East ElementaryFairhope · Public
Fairhope High SchoolFairhope · Public
Fairhope Middle SchoolFairhope · Public
Fairhope West ElementaryFairhope · Public
Florence B Mathis ElementaryFoley · Public
Foley Elementary SchoolFoley · Public
Foley High SchoolFoley · Public
Foley Middle SchoolFoley · Public
Gulf Shores Elementary SchoolGulf Shores · Public
Gulf Shores High SchoolGulf Shores · Public
Gulf Shores Middle SchoolGulf Shores · Public
J Larry Newton SchoolFairhope · Public
Loxley Elementary SchoolLoxley · Public
Magnolia SchoolFoley · Public
Marietta Johnson School Of Organic EducationFairhope · Private
North Baldwin Center For TechnologyBay Minette · Public
Orange Beach Elementary SchoolOrange Beach · Public
Orange Beach Middlehigh SchoolOrange Beach · Public
Perdido Elementary SchoolPerdido · Public
Pine Grove Elementary SchoolBay Minette · Public
Robertsdale Elementary SchoolRobertsdale · Public
Robertsdale High SchoolRobertsdale · Public
Rockwell Elementary SchoolSpanish Fort · Public
Rosinton SchoolRobertsdale · Public
Silverhill SchoolSilverhill · Public
Snook Christian AcademyFoley · Private · Christian
South Baldwin Center For TechnologyRobertsdale · Public
South Baldwin Christian AcademyGulf Shores · Private · Christian
Spanish Fort Elementary SchoolSpanish Fort · Public
Spanish Fort High SchoolSpanish Fort · Public
Spanish Fort Middle SchoolSpanish Fort · Public
St Benedict Catholic SchoolElberta · Private · Christian
St Patrick Catholic SchoolRobertsdale · Private · Christian
Stapleton SchoolStapleton · Public
Stonebridge ElementaryLoxley · Public
Summerdale SchoolSummerdale · Public
Swift Elementary SchoolBon Secour · Public
The Renaissance School Of The Eastern ShoreDaphne · Private
Uphc Small Steps Learning CenterFoley · Private · Christian
W J Carroll Intermediate SchoolDaphne · Public

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Elementary

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Alabama Public Schools

Private Schools

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Magnet Schools & Programs

Enrollment & school-choice resources

What should actually matter to parents

PCSing with school-age kids?

Build the school transition into your PCS plan

Start with your installation

Use the right enrollment office

Prepare the handoff

Private & Christianschool resources.

Escambia County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL

Okaloosa County, FL

Baldwin County, AL

Explore every school guide.

Escambia County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL

Okaloosa County, FL

Baldwin County, AL

Find a school.
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