EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL

EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL is an expansive elementary campus in GULF BREEZE, Florida, one of the schools within SANTA ROSA. The school educates 1,100 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 82% larger than typical.

Across the 38 schools in SANTA ROSA (29,643 students total), EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 31% of students at EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Santa Rosa County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.4%.

Around the school, census data for Santa Rosa County shows median household income runs about $91,922, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Santa Rosa County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students), EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WEST NAVARRE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 1.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 70.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.