A closer look at W. H. Rhodes Elementary School.
W. H. Rhodes Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade on Byrom Street in Milton. Its family resources describe a Parent Resource Room where adults can borrow academic games, leveled books and learning materials to use at home.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies W. H. Rhodes Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Santa Rosa County. Its accountability grade is C; it earned 53% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is B in 2023–24, C in 2024–25, and C in 2025–26.
Rhodes' Parent Resource Room connects classroom goals with home practice.
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Rhodes' Parent Resource Room is a concrete feature worth exploring. The school invites families to borrow academic games, leveled books and manipulatives for home use. Our read is that the value is not simply access to materials; it is whether a teacher can help choose something that matches the child's current learning goal and explain how to use it without turning home practice into guesswork.
The published family information also describes conferences and parent participation alongside supplementary curriculum resources. We would connect those pieces in one conversation: what is happening in class, what support is being provided and what brief practice at home would reinforce it? This makes the school-to-home relationship more specific than a general invitation to be involved, while leaving room to discuss what is realistic for the family.
Why it may fit
Worth investigating for a parent who wants practical materials and a clear explanation of how to support reading or math at home. Bring an example of work that shows what is currently easy or difficult.
What to weigh
Borrowed materials are a supplement, not a replacement for the school's instructional responsibilities. Ask about classroom interventions and feedback first, and agree on a home routine that the family can reasonably maintain.
W. H. Rhodes is on Byrom Street in Milton and serves through fifth grade. Use the full school name when checking records, since local references may shorten it simply to Rhodes Elementary.
Ask a teacher to pair one reading or math goal with a Parent Resource Room item, demonstrate how a child would use it and explain how progress would be discussed at the next conference.
Based on W. H. Rhodes Elementary School school-published information ↗ · NCES school directory ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Learning materials for home
Rhodes invites families to check out academic games, leveled books and manipulatives from its Parent Resource Room.
School source ↗School-to-home support
The school describes supplementary curriculum materials and family participation through conferences, classroom volunteering and its parent-teacher organization.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 53% overall points result is 5.5 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 B → C → C 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.
Where to look closer
The science result is 41%, 19 percentage points below its 60% 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 | 53% | 58.5% (12 schools) | −5.5 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 54% | 62% (12 schools) | −8 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 58% | 69% (12 schools) | −11 pp |
| Science achievement | 41% | 60% (12 schools) | −19 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.
East Milton Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
East Milton Elementary School reports 46% in science achievement, compared with 41% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth a close look for a family that wants a child to understand and discuss learning goals. Bring one current concern, such as reading confidence or math fluency, and ask how it would be addressed.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Bagdad Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare Bagdad Elementary 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 useful school to examine closely when a family wants a clear connection between classroom reading goals and additional support. Bring recent work samples so the discussion can move beyond general descriptions.
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 53% in science achievement, compared with 41% 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.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 can we choose Parent Resource Room materials that match my child's current reading and math goals?
- How are classroom progress and additional support discussed at family conferences?
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.