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Santa Rosa County schools: 2026-27 calendar and school grades

Next day with no school: Wed, Nov 11 in Santa Rosa (Veterans Day). Source: each district's 2026-27 calendar, checked Nov. 1, 2026.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

Next day with no school, by district

2026-27 calendar: what is left this school year

Santa Rosa County District Schools

DateWhat
Mon, Aug 10 (past)First dayFirst day for students
Mon, Sep 7 (past)No schoolLabor Day
Mon, Oct 12 (past)No schoolTeacher planning day (no school for students)
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolFall / Thanksgiving break
Fri, Dec 18Early dismissalEarly release for all students (semester exams, middle/high)
Mon, Dec 21 – Fri, Jan 1No schoolWinter / Christmas break
Mon, Jan 4, 2027No schoolTeacher planning day (no school for students)
Tue, Jan 5, 2027First dayStudents return
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolPresidents' Day
Mon, Mar 15, 2027No schoolTeacher planning day (no school for students); storm make-up day if needed
Mon, Mar 22–26No schoolSpring break
Fri, May 21, 2027Early dismissalEarly release for middle/high schools (semester exams)
Mon, May 24, 2027Early dismissalEarly release for middle/high schools (semester exams)
Tue, May 25, 2027Last dayLast day for students (early release)
Wed, May 26, 2027Possible make-up dayStorm make-up day, only if needed

Storm make-up days: The calendar sets two storm make-up days, used only if needed: Mar 15 and May 26, 2027.

Source: SRCDS 2026-27 Academic Calendar (School Board approved Aug 7, 2025)

Download every date: school-calendar.csv (official calendar dates only; free to reuse with credit to Emerald Coast Dispatch).

Delays and closings: where each district announces them

  • Santa Rosa County District Schools

    Closings for storms and hurricanes come from the district. Check the district website, its communication app and its official social media. In Florida, public schools can be used as hurricane shelters. Whether a school opens as a shelter is announced by the county's emergency management, not by this guide.

    Today's official status ›

    Source: Santa Rosa County District Schools

In hurricane season, follow the district and your county's emergency management. For storm prep and roads, see our hurricane and road guides.

2026 Florida school grades, school by school

Every public school's official grade from the state, next to last year's, so you can see which way each school is going. "Combination" means a school that covers more than one level, like K-8 or 6-12.

Santa Rosa County District Schools

District: AA 12 schoolsB 11 schoolsC 6 schools

School2026Vs. 2025Points
Avalon Middle SchoolMiddle · Title IBSame as 202561%
Bagdad Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICSame as 202547%
Bennett C Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICSame as 202553%
Berryhill Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBSame as 202557%
Central SchoolCombination · Title ICDown from B58%
Chumuckla Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBDown from A55%
East Bay K-8 SchoolCombinationASame as 202570%
East Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICSame as 202548%
Gulf Breeze Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202577%
Gulf Breeze High SchoolHighASame as 202572%
Gulf Breeze Middle SchoolMiddleASame as 202572%
Hobbs Middle SchoolMiddle · Title IBSame as 202559%
Holley-Navarre IntermediateElementary · Title IBDown from A61%
Holley-Navarre Middle SchoolMiddleBDown from A62%
Jay Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IASame as 202568%
Jay High SchoolCombination · Title ICDown from B59%
Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMiddle · Title IBSame as 202559%
Milton High SchoolHigh · Title IBSame as 202561%
Navarre High SchoolHighASame as 202568%
Oriole Beach Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202576%
Pace High SchoolHighASame as 202567%
Pea Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBUp from C54%
S. S. Dixon Intermediate SchoolElementary · Title IBSame as 202560%
Santa Rosa Virtual FranchiseCombinationBDown from A62%
Thomas L Sims Middle SchoolMiddleASame as 202570%
W. H. Rhodes Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICSame as 202553%
Wallace Lake K-8CombinationASame as 202577%
West Navarre Intermediate SchoolElementaryAUp from B65%
Woodlawn Beach Middle SchoolMiddleASame as 202566%

"Points" is the percent of possible points the school earned; "I" means the grade is incomplete. Title I means the school gets federal funds for students from low-income families. Source: Florida Department of Education: 2026 School Grades (SchoolGrades26). Download every grade: school-grades.csv.

Parents, help keep this guide right

  • Calendar changed? If your district moves a day off or a make-up day, tell us the date and where it was announced. We check it against the district. Send it.
  • School event open to the public? Plays, fairs and fundraisers can go on our events calendar. Send it.

What readers send is checked by our editors and published as "Reader reports", apart from the official calendars. We never publish your email, and we don't publish names or photos of students.

Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.