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If you had an hour of school board time for CENTRAL SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
732
Combined
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 120165001813
CENTRAL SCHOOL
6180 CENTRAL SCHOOL RD, MILTON, FL 32570 · (850) 983-5640 · Santa Rosa County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
357 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
732
+130 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 12.3:1
% White
87%
was 92%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTRAL SCHOOL
As a roomy unified-grade school in MILTON, Florida, CENTRAL SCHOOL hosts 732 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by SANTA ROSA. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 107% larger than typical.
Across the 38 schools in SANTA ROSA (29,643 students total), CENTRAL SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, CENTRAL SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, CENTRAL SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.
Around the school, census data for Santa Rosa County shows median household earnings sit near $91,922, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in Santa Rosa County (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students).
SANTA ROSA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 64.3%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 22%: 602 students in 2018 compared to 732 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CENTRAL SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Santa Rosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
198,472
Census ACS
Median income
$91,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
29,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,410 students
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,946 students
- EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,100 students
- WALLACE LAKE K-8Elementary · 1,061 students
Other schools in MILTON
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- BENNETT C RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 899 students
- BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 802 students
- W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 789 students
- EAST MILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 771 students
- AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 768 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA ROSA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE7.5 mi · 105
- MARTIN LUTHER KING MIDDLE SCHOOL8.0 mi · 621
- SANTA ROSA ONLINE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM8.1 mi · 22
- LEARNING ACADEMY OF SANTA ROSA8.2 mi · 62
- SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 151
- WALLACE LAKE K-88.3 mi · 1,061
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is CENTRAL SCHOOL?
CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 732 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 16.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CENTRAL SCHOOL?
CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL SCHOOL?
CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by SANTA ROSA in Santa Rosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.