Holley-navarre Middle School, Navarre FL

Original Research by School Decision on Holley-navarre Middle School

Holley-Navarre Middle School sits in Navarre, a community in Santa Rosa County along Florida's northwest Gulf Coast. It serves sixth through eighth graders as a regular public school within the Santa Rosa district, drawing a student body that is majority white with meaningful Hispanic and multiracial populations as well. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a mixed-income community. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed.

On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's math results stand out. Eighth graders post the strongest numbers, with proficiency running well above the midpoint for the grade, and sixth graders also perform solidly. Seventh-grade math is somewhat lower, though still respectable by Florida standards. ELA proficiency across all three grades clusters in the mid-to-upper-60s range, a bit more modest than the math picture but not dramatically so. Eighth-grade science, measured by Florida's Statewide Science Assessment, comes in around a similar level to seventh-grade math. Taken together, the academic profile is generally positive, with math being a relative strength, particularly by the time students reach eighth grade. Because only the most recent year of FAST data was available, trend information is not something we can speak to here.

The comparison framework provided covers only Santa Rosa County itself, and since there is only one district in that county, meaningful side-by-side positioning against peers is not possible from this data.

Navarre's housing market sits above both the Florida statewide median and the national median for home values, and values have held roughly flat over the past year while the state as a whole has dipped slightly. Rents have risen noticeably over the same period. For a family weighing a move into the area, the local market is meaningfully pricier than the Florida average, though the rent-to-income picture, while not cheap, remains below the threshold often considered a strain. The research we attempted on Navarre's community character, employers, and local development did not return usable results before the search budget ran out, so we left those topics out rather than speculate.

No program information was provided for the school, so we cannot speak to electives, clubs, honors course access, or extracurriculars. That is a gap worth filling directly with the school. The district brief search also came up empty on recent changes or initiatives, so there is nothing from that angle to add. A parent interested in where the district is headed strategically would want to check with Santa Rosa district offices directly.

The school is a non-charter, non-magnet public school, which means attendance is generally tied to residence in the attendance zone. Families drawn to Navarre for the coastal setting and the Santa Rosa district's reputation in northwest Florida will find a middle school where math outcomes are genuinely strong and ELA is in positive territory, while the fuller picture of programs, supports, and school culture is one to explore on-site.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 69% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 57% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 73% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 68% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 766%

School 66% · District 61% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 63% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 58% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolSANTA ROSA, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income73%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income62%Higher-income69%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income71%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income76%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income56%Higher-income68%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income75%Higher-income82%7 pp gap