A closer look at Oriole Beach Elementary School.
Oriole Beach Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade on Oriole Beach Road in Gulf Breeze. Its published school vision emphasizes confident, responsible learners, and its homepage highlights a parent-teacher organization and past state recognition for community involvement.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Oriole Beach Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Santa Rosa County. Its accountability grade is A; it earned 76% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is A in 2023–24, A in 2024–25, and A in 2025–26.
Oriole Beach's community recognition adds context beyond academic grades.
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Oriole Beach highlights its parent-teacher organization and recognition connected with community involvement. Our editorial view is that these details are useful for understanding participation, not as a substitute for the academic information in this report. A prospective family should ask what the organization supports, how newcomers can participate and what benefits reach the child's classroom.
The school's stated focus on confident, responsible learners can then become a concrete conversation about independence. What responsibility does a first-grader practice, and what changes by fifth grade? We would look for examples of classroom routines, student work and feedback to families. Community recognition and annual academic accountability measure different things, and neither alone explains whether the day-to-day approach will suit an individual child.
Why it may fit
Worth a closer look for families interested in participating in school life and understanding how responsibility develops through the elementary years. Ask about involvement options that suit the family's available time.
What to weigh
Past Five Star or Golden School recognition should not be read as a current academic rating or a promise about classroom quality. Compare actual support, enrichment and communication arrangements at other eligible options as well.
Oriole Beach Elementary is on Oriole Beach Road with a Gulf Breeze address and serves through fifth grade. The local place name is not a substitute for checking the home's assigned school.
Ask for one example of how students take responsibility for their learning and one example of a PTO-supported classroom experience, then ask how families who cannot volunteer during the day stay involved.
Based on Oriole Beach Elementary School school-published information ↗ · NCES school directory ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Family involvement
The school identifies an active parent-teacher organization and publishes volunteer information, creating direct ways for families to get involved.
School source ↗A school with published recognition
The school's homepage lists Five Star status since 2018–19 and Florida DOE Golden School recognition. These acknowledgments are separate from the annual academic grade shown in this report.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 76% overall points result is 20 percentage points above the 56% median among 12 other elementary schools in Santa Rosa County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
A consistent state classification
Three consecutive A grades give you a consistent accountability classification across the published years. That is useful context, but it does not show whether every subject, classroom or student made the same progress.
A result worth noticing
English language arts is 82%, compared with a 61.5% median for 12 other local schools in the same state category. That 20.5-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.
The next question after the scores
None of the 3 subject measures with enough local comparison data falls below its own peer median. The next question is how the school supports both students who need more time and students ready for additional challenge. These school-level percentages do not measure class size, belonging or your child's likely outcome.
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 | 76% | 56% (12 schools) | +20 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 82% | 61.5% (12 schools) | +20.5 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 85% | 64.5% (12 schools) | +20.5 pp |
| Science achievement | 74% | 53.5% (12 schools) | +20.5 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.
Gulf Breeze Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Gulf Breeze Elementary School reports 80% in science achievement, compared with 74% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Useful to investigate when a family wants both a clearly explained elementary learning approach and ways to participate in school life. Ask which opportunities are available without a recurring daytime commitment.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.West Navarre Intermediate School ↗
Directory grades 03–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare West Navarre Intermediate School's course options, student support and daily schedule with this school. A different program or learning format may matter more to your child than the overall grade. A school to examine for an upper-elementary child who wants a defined interest group alongside the classroom day. Navigator Choir has a published audition resource, making current entry arrangements worth checking early.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Holley-Navarre Intermediate ↗
Directory grades 03–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare Holley-Navarre Intermediate's course options, student support and daily schedule with this school. A different program or learning format may matter more to your child than the overall grade. Potentially appealing when a family likes an upper-elementary focus and wants a child to participate in school traditions, creative activities or student media. Confirm which opportunities are classes, clubs or occasional events.
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 ↗
- What classroom and enrichment activities support the school's goal of developing well-rounded learners?
- How can a new family participate in the parent-teacher organization or volunteer program?
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.