A closer look at Chumuckla Elementary School.
Chumuckla Elementary's school introduction describes a kindergarten-through-sixth-grade campus on Highway 182 in Jay. Its published approach includes Positive Behavior Intervention Support and TRIBE expectations built around trustworthiness, responsibility, respect and excellence.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Chumuckla Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Santa Rosa County. Its accountability grade is B; it earned 55% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is A in 2023–24, A in 2024–25, and B in 2025–26.
Chumuckla keeps sixth grade within its elementary setting.
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Chumuckla's kindergarten-through-sixth-grade format is the first distinction we would examine. It changes the timing of the move beyond elementary school, which can be consequential when a family is relocating with an upper-elementary child. Our interpretation is that the decision should focus on what sixth grade actually looks like here, rather than assuming it matches either a fifth-grade classroom or a conventional middle school.
The school also describes PBIS and TRIBE expectations involving trustworthiness, responsibility, respect and excellence. These are published expectations, not independent observations of school climate. They provide a useful framework for asking how routines are taught, how a new student learns them and how staff communicate when a child needs help. A specific example will tell a family more than the acronym alone.
Why it may fit
Worth exploring when a family is specifically comparing the transition after fifth grade with a school that retains sixth grade. Ask how the child's academic readiness and preferred level of independence fit that arrangement.
What to weigh
Remaining in an elementary setting is not automatically easier or academically stronger. Compare sixth-grade subject organization, enrichment and preparation for the next school, including which records and placements carry forward.
Chumuckla's campus is on Highway 182 with a Jay postal address. The school name and mailing city should both be used when confirming assignment and the next grade-band transition.
Ask for a sixth-grade schedule and an example of how TRIBE expectations are introduced to a new student. Then ask how staff prepare that student for the following school year.
Based on Chumuckla Elementary School school-published information ↗ · NCES school directory ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Elementary through sixth grade
The school explicitly includes sixth grade, a useful distinction when comparing it with elementary campuses that end after fifth grade.
School source ↗Behavior and transition support
Chumuckla describes its TRIBE expectations and Purple Star support for students transitioning between schools.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 55% overall points result is 3.5 percentage points below the 58.5% median among 12 other elementary schools in Santa Rosa County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
Look beyond the latest letter
The sequence A → A → B is a reason to ask what changed between the three reporting years. A letter-grade change is not itself a measure of an individual child's learning growth. Ask the school to explain the underlying achievement and learning-gains results before attributing the change to a particular program.
A result worth noticing
Science is 72%, compared with a 53.5% median for 12 other local schools in the same state category. That 18.5-point difference is the largest positive peer gap among the subject measures available here. Ask which learning opportunities sit behind it and how a new student would access them.
Where to look closer
The mathematics result is 59%, 10 percentage points below its 69% local peer median. This is a specific area to discuss, rather than a verdict on the whole school. Ask how teachers identify a student who needs help, what support looks like during the week, and how progress is shared with families.
Calculated from the dated state results below. Peer gaps compare each subject with the same subject at other schools, not one subject with another. Measures can cover different student groups. They do not establish why a result occurred or the quality of a particular teacher.
| Measure | This school | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall accountability points | 55% | 58.5% (12 schools) | −3.5 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 61% | 62% (12 schools) | −1 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 59% | 69% (12 schools) | −10 pp |
| Science achievement | 72% | 53.5% (12 schools) | +18.5 pp |
Swipe across the table to compare all columns.
Calculated from the linked Florida DOE release. The peer median is the middle school-level result, excludes this school, uses the same county and DOE school category, and ignores missing values. It is not weighted by enrollment. “pp” means percentage points. Graduation and acceleration measures use the cohorts specified by the state. Different measures describe different groups of students.
Use the results to identify questions, not to predict your child's experience. Programs, support, admissions and a campus visit can change which option fits your priorities. Read the state methodology ↗
Other schools to consider.
These are the nearest other report pages in the same county and Florida DOE school category, using recorded campus locations. Their placement is based on location and school format, not a recommendation or enrollment entitlement.
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School ↗
Directory grades 03–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
S. S. Dixon Intermediate School reports 72% in mathematics achievement, compared with 59% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Potentially appealing for a family that values a school focused on upper-elementary grades. Ask how instruction, resource support and special-area classes are organized specifically for third, fourth and fifth graders.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Berryhill Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Berryhill Elementary School reports 68% in mathematics achievement, compared with 59% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth investigating for an elementary student who likes creative work connected to other subjects. Ask for examples from the child's actual grade, since a fifth-grade project may not describe a kindergarten experience.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Jay Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–06 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Jay Elementary School reports 77% in mathematics achievement, compared with 59% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. A relevant option when a family is interested in keeping sixth grade within an elementary configuration, especially when a child wants to begin band while preparing for the next stage of schooling.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Campus-to-campus distances are straight-line estimates, not driving routes or distances from your home. Use the address search on the school map for a comparison from your own location. An alternative may be a better fit when its verified program, support or learning format aligns with your child's needs; a higher score in one measure does not settle that decision.
Enrollment and a useful school visit.
Use the school's enrollment link and confirm your home address with Santa Rosa County's official school zone locator. Program places and transfer requests need school or district confirmation. Enrollment resource ↗
- How does sixth grade differ from the earlier elementary grades at Chumuckla?
- How are TRIBE expectations taught and reinforced in daily classroom routines?
Sources for this guide
School-specific research checked 2026-09-06. Accountability data: 2025–26, retrieved 2026-08-24. Directory information is dated separately above.