A closer look at Woodlawn Beach Middle School.
Woodlawn Beach Middle serves grades 6–8 on Woodlawn Way in Gulf Breeze. Its published resources feature visual arts, band and Choir on Fire, with separate family resources for math acceleration and the transition into ninth grade.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Woodlawn Beach Middle School in the middle category, as a district public school in Santa Rosa County. Its accountability grade is A; it earned 66% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is A in 2023–24, A in 2024–25, and A in 2025–26.
Woodlawn's arts choices meet middle-school math and transition planning.
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Woodlawn Beach Middle's published resources put visual arts, band and Choir on Fire alongside math-acceleration and rising-ninth-grade guidance. Our editorial view is that this is an opportunity to ask a joined-up question: how does a student pursue an artistic interest while following an appropriate academic sequence? The best answer is a workable schedule, not simply confirmation that both subjects exist.
For a transferring student, enrollment planning deserves equal attention. The school directs families through FOCUS and the registrar and asks for relevant support-plan information. We would bring course records and any existing IEP or 504 documentation early, then discuss placement and participation together. A familiar course name or previous music experience may help the conversation, but the receiving school needs to review the actual record.
Why it may fit
Worth exploring for a middle-school student interested in visual arts or music who also needs a clear math and high-school transition plan. Ask about beginner access as well as options for students with previous experience.
What to weigh
The availability of an arts program and an acceleration resource does not establish that every combination fits a timetable. Compare prerequisites, entry expectations and the standard academic path before deciding what is appropriate for the child.
Woodlawn's grades-six-through-eight campus is on Woodlawn Way with a Gulf Breeze address. Plan the next high-school placement separately; the postal city alone does not establish the student's later assignment.
Ask guidance to review the student's math record and a preferred arts choice together, explain placement criteria and show how the resulting schedule connects with the transition into ninth grade.
Based on Woodlawn Beach Middle School school-published information ↗ · NCES school directory ↗ · Woodlawn enrollment instructions ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Fine arts choices
Woodlawn's student activity resources explicitly identify visual arts, band and Choir on Fire.
School source ↗Planning the next academic step
The school's resource menu provides math-acceleration information, middle-school course registration and rising-ninth-grade guidance.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 66% overall points result is 4.5 percentage points above the 61.5% median among 6 other middle 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
Mathematics is 77%, compared with a 68.5% median for 6 other local schools in the same state category. That 8.5-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 4 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 | 66% | 61.5% (6 schools) | +4.5 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 67% | 61.5% (6 schools) | +5.5 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 77% | 68.5% (6 schools) | +8.5 pp |
| Science achievement | 62% | 56.5% (6 schools) | +5.5 pp |
| Social studies achievement | 80% | 79% (6 schools) | +1 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.
Holley-Navarre Middle School ↗
Directory grades 06–08 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Holley-Navarre Middle School reports 84% in social studies achievement, compared with 80% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth exploring for a sixth- through eighth-grader interested in the published clubs, or for a transferring student whose family wants to coordinate academic placement with a student welcome plan.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Gulf Breeze Middle School ↗
Directory grades 06–08 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Gulf Breeze Middle School reports 77% in english language arts achievement, compared with 67% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth investigating for a student entering grades six through eight who wants a structured introduction and a route into service, peer activities or running. Ask for the welcome process that applies outside August.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Avalon Middle School ↗
Directory grades 06–08 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Avalon Middle School reports 82% in social studies achievement, compared with 80% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Worth exploring for a sixth- through eighth-grader who wants music or an interest-based group to be part of the school experience. Ask the student to choose two activities before the enrollment conversation.
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.
Woodlawn directs families to create or use a FOCUS parent account, upload enrollment documents and contact the registrar. Bring existing IEP or 504 information for planning, and verify your home's current attendance zone. Enrollment resource ↗
- Which fine arts classes are available to beginners and which require previous experience?
- How is math acceleration placement decided, and how does it affect high-school course options?
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.