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Overview of Community: Navarre, FL is also home to its own beautiful, white sand beaches- Navarre Beach- and has locally named itself "Florida's Best Kept Secret!" Navarre is georgraphically a peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides. It's one of the smaller communities in the area, similar to Gulf Breeze, and is largely a waterfront community. Many active duty military, including Air Force from Hurlburt Field AFB and Egin AFB, call Navarre home and make the drive to Fort Walton or Crestview daily for work. Navarre has many A rated schools, a small, quiet beach, waterfront parks, and an active community. Because Navarre is surrounded by the East Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, most summer days are spent enjoying the sunshine at Navarre Beach. A variety of local businesses, stores, professional offices, are located in and around Navarre, but most large business are located either in Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach. The median household income in Navarre is about $45,000 and a population of about 30,000.
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Location: Situated in the Northwest Florida Panhandle, Navarre is about 25 miles miles East of Pensacola, FL and about 15 miles west of Fort Walton Beach. Navarre, FL is located in Southwest Santa Rosa County and borders Okaloosa County.
Useful Community Links:
Navarre Chamber of Commerce Navarre Beach Vacation Website Navarre Press
Schools: Currently, the population of Navarre is over 30,000, with approximately 5,000 school-aged children & teenagers. There are four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school in the community of Navarre, all of which are A Schools. The Navarre School district is highly desired because of the A-rated schools and small beach community feel.
Elementary Schools: Navarre's elementary schools are set up a bit different than Gulf Breeze and Pensacola. Navarre has both Holley Navarre Intermediate (A school enrolling grades 3 to 5 with about 800 current students) as well as Holley Navarre Primary (A school with grades K to 2 and over 650 students) in addition to West Navarre Intermediate (also A school with about 700 students grades 3 to 5) and West Navarre Primary (also A school with about 600 students grades K-2). Navarre has shown exponential growth over the last 10 years, as the expansion of Eglin & Hurlburt AFB's have made Navarre home to many active military families. This explains the large number of elementary schools now in the area, as well as the addition of the new middle school.
Middle Schools: The main middle school in Navarre, also an A rated school, is Holley Navarre Middle School. Established in 1989, this was the only school in the Navarre area. Before Woodlawn Beach Elementary was opened, there were over 1,200 students at HNMS, but enrollment has dropped to about 700 stduents since the new middle school opened. The average class size for core academic classes is about 20-22 students per class. Woodlawn Beach Middle School is located about 15 miles east of Pensacola, and has students from Gulf Breeze, "Midway", and Navarre. Woodlawn Beach has been operating since 2000 and is a larger middle school, with over 1,000 students and 55 teachers.
High School: There is only one High School in the Navarre area, conveniently named Navarre High School. Wth their mascot The Pirates, Navarre High School is also an A school with over 1,800 students and 91 teachers. Navarre High School has 21 varsity sports, a dozen junior varisty sports, and over 20 current clubs and activity groups to keep all students active in learning.
Visit the Santa Rosa County School District Newcomers Page for all the information you need to know about local schools!
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