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S. S. Dixon Primary School

Public school in Pace, FL. A sourced guide to its identity, available data, enrollment questions and local planning considerations. Use the PCS planning section below to prepare for a school transition.

A school plan for your PCS

Moving with a student: S. S. Dixon Primary School

Considering S. S. Dixon Primary School in Pace during a military move? Pair the school's academic information with a plan for admission, records and the first week.

Confirm enrollment in Santa Rosa County

Start with Santa Rosa student registration. Verify your address through the district locator, then ask separately about any school-choice request. Whiting's liaison notes that grade-level capacity can affect options, so confirm the receiving school before making housing decisions. Ask the liaison whether your transfer qualifies for Interstate Compact provisions and how to resolve a records or placement issue.

Carry the learning history forward

Request a portable copy of report cards, transcripts, current coursework and relevant learning plans before you leave. If your child has an IEP, 504 plan or other support arrangement, arrange a handoff with the receiving staff and ask what support will be available at the start. Use the Military OneSource school-transition guide to prepare for that conversation.

Match the handoff to the student

For S. S. Dixon Primary School, prioritize a teacher handoff about reading, math and daily routines. Ask how the school introduces a child arriving midyear and how parents receive progress updates. If your move involves kindergarten or first grade, have the registrar review age and prior-enrollment documentation. Confirm care availability and pickup authorization separately from school admission.

Connect school, home and duty station

The Santa Rosa military-family resources connect families with several installations. Choose the liaison for your duty assignment; a Santa Rosa school address does not determine that assignment. Local contacts: NAS Whiting Field School Liaison. Ask about youth introductions, deployment-related support and coordination with school staff. Availability of a particular service at S. S. Dixon Primary School should be confirmed directly.

Check the school-day route to your actual duty gate, dismissal time and backup pickup plan. The map estimates travel; it does not establish a bus route, attendance boundary or guaranteed commute.

Installation and enrollment resources checked . Confirm current requirements with the receiving school.

Get to know this school

S. S. Dixon Primary School at a glance.

S. S. Dixon Primary School is listed as a public school in Pace, Florida. This guide brings together its recorded identity, school-specific information where verified, practical questions for your visit, and other nearby options.

School formatPublic school
Recorded cityPace, FL 32571
Directory grade spanPK–02
CountySanta Rosa
Directory year2024-25
NCES identity120165001828
Recorded school typeRegular School
Directory phone(850)995-3660

Recorded address: 4560 PACE PATRIOT BLVD. The map uses the recorded campus point.

Grade spans describe the directory year above. Displayed locations may use separately cited campus updates. Newer program details are identified below; confirm the intended program and campus before enrollment.

A local planning perspective

How to approach S. S. Dixon Primary School.

Our interpretation of the dated directory and available official results. This is not a campus inspection or an additional school rating.

For someone planning a move around S. S. Dixon Primary School, the first useful distinction is its actual format: public school, listed in Pace, FL, with directory grades PK–02. The 2024-25 federal directory classifies its school type as regular school. That gives you a starting point for the home search, but it does not establish which addresses qualify for enrollment.

The directory gives us a verifiable identity and location, but it does not establish a distinctive teaching philosophy, current clubs or a campus-wide reputation. For S. S. Dixon Primary School, those are questions to take to the school rather than claims to fill in from a name or a map.

Why it may fit

It is worth a closer look if the verified entry grades, enrollment eligibility and day-to-day routine at S. S. Dixon Primary School match your child's needs. Use a visit to test that fit against the published data.

What to weigh

A location or letter grade does not tell you the availability of a particular course, classroom support or an extracurricular place. Ask for the current schedule and a concrete example of how the school would support your student.

A useful local detail

S. S. Dixon Intermediate School is approximately 2.5 straight-line miles from the recorded S. S. Dixon Primary School campus. That is useful for arranging comparison visits, but the drive can differ. Enter your home address on the map and compare the actual road route separately from the radius.

One question worth asking

What would the first month look like for a student entering my child's grade, and who would help us adjust if the initial plan is not working?

Academic information in context

What the data can tell you.

No Florida accountability record is matched to this directory identity in our current dataset. This is a data-coverage limit, not a judgment about the school. Some entry-grade, virtual or specialized programs are not represented by the same measures as a conventional elementary or high school. Confirm this school's reporting arrangement with the district.

Florida official school report cards ↗

From research to a useful visit

Admissions, support and the daily routine.

Confirm address assignment, transfer or program eligibility with the school or responsible district for the intended school year. A city name, ZIP code and nearby map pin are not attendance boundaries.

  • Which grade and campus would my child attend, and what is the current daily schedule?
  • How are new students assessed, supported and challenged during the first term?
  • What are the transportation, extended-day and extracurricular arrangements, including any extra costs?
  • What records, deadlines and acceptance steps should be completed before a move?
Compare the questions that matter

Other schools to explore.

These are the nearest other pages in the same county and public/private sector with an overlapping recorded school level and similar campus/virtual format. Public-school comparisons also match the federal regular, alternative, special-education or vocational classification. They are comparison starting points, not a ranking or an admissions promise.

S. S. Dixon Intermediate School ↗

Pace · Directory grades 03–05 · 2024-25

2.5 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Compare the current entry grades, instruction, support and daily schedule at S. S. Dixon Intermediate School. It could fit differently if its verified program or routine better matches what your student needs.

Pea Ridge Elementary School ↗

Pace · Directory grades PK–05 · 2024-25

2.5 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Compare the current entry grades, instruction, support and daily schedule at Pea Ridge Elementary School. It could fit differently if its verified program or routine better matches what your student needs.

Berryhill Elementary School ↗

Milton · Directory grades PK–05 · 2024-25

3.8 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Compare the current entry grades, instruction, support and daily schedule at Berryhill Elementary School. It could fit differently if its verified program or routine better matches what your student needs.

These are campus-to-campus distances, not road miles from your home. The school finder retains separate straight-line radius filters, optional road-route estimates and Google Maps directions.

Sources and review notes.

Guide assembled September 6, 2026. Directory years are shown separately. The local planning interpretation uses the cited directory, mapped locations and available state results; it does not imply a visit or unverified program expertise.

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