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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 120165001826

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL

5445 STEWART ST, MILTON, FL 32570 · (850) 983-5600 · Santa Rosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,985 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Florida public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools

Enrollment
1,985
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
1,059 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 951126%
Grade 1050225%
Grade 1148524%
Grade 1248725%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
1,41471%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
1518%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
1859%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
271%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
1869%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
70%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
151%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1,00751%
Female
97849%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
53.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -17.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.0%36.0%
2023-2449.5%53.0%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →

Schools most like MILTON HIGH SCHOOL

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL this school1,98553.4%54.0%
CLAY HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS
1,77651.6%60.1%
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
CRESTVIEW
2,37650.2%54.4%
MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG
1,86659.1%58.1%
NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH PORT
2,55751.5%48.0%
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKSVILLE
1,29951.7%40.8%
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where MILTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Santa Rosa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#255 of 555N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#341 of 549
▼ 213
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#320 of 559
▼ 16
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,985#169 of 830#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.5:1#367 of 575N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.9%#433 of 594N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.4%#178 of 630#3 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.5%#141 of 246N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,985
+176 (+10%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,419
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,98584.523.5:153% (1,059)
2023-242,0278823.0:155% (1,117)
2022-232,08590.523.0:154% (1,125)
2020-211,8098720.8:142% (760)
2017-181,8128920.4:154% (974)
2015-161,7768421.1:154% (967)
2010-111,7418620.2:153% (924)
2000-011,5887920.1:132% (512)
1990-911,4198416.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILTON HIGH SCHOOL.

About MILTON HIGH SCHOOL

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in MILTON, Florida. It has an enrollment of 1,985 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.

SANTA ROSA is the district for MILTON HIGH SCHOOL. It has 38 schools and 29,643 students.

More than half of enrollment at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is White: 71%. The remaining shares are 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Hispanic. Santa Rosa County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MILTON HIGH SCHOOL scores 47%.

There are about 23.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL, which has 84.5. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is about 53%. The rate at public schools in Santa Rosa County averages 44%, lower than here.

Among Florida public high schools, MILTON HIGH SCHOOL outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

On BeatsExpectations, MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.

Looking at the county, Santa Rosa County, median household income comes to about $91,922, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 42 public schools and about 29,382 students.

W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 49.4% on proficiency, and MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 54.0%.

For locale, NCES codes MILTON HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 1,809 to 1,985. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 20.8:1 to 23.5:1.

Anyone can start a thread about special education services, counseling, and support programs at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Santa Rosa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL
District
SANTA ROSA
Address
5445 STEWART ST, MILTON, FL 32570
Phone
(850) 983-5600
County
Santa Rosa County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,985
Teachers (FTE)
85
Student–teacher ratio
23.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,059 (53%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120165001826
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Milton High schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Milton High. MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About MILTON HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL?
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,985 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MILTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at MILTON HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is MILTON HIGH SCHOOL?
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MILTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of SANTA ROSA.
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