W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in MILTON, Florida, part of SANTA ROSA, caters to 789 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 604.

Across the 38 schools in SANTA ROSA (29,643 students total), W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest reads as 16% Black, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Rosa County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Rosa County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Across the wider county, 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%. In all, Santa Rosa County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students), of which W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 854 (now 789). The White share of enrollment expanded from 60% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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