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Manatee Schools
Manatee is a public school district in Florida, based in Manatee County (Bradenton). SchoolGrade grades 73 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Manatee on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Manatee
66 of 73 schools in Manatee carry a SchoolGrade (7 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 25B: 17C: 17D: 7
Best schools in Manatee
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Palmetto Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ State College Of Florida Collegiate School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Gilbert W Mcneal Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Gene Witt Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Robert Willis Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Manatee Virtual School Virtual Franchise (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ R Dan Nolan Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Bd Gullett Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Anna Maria Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Manatee
High schools (7)
- D+ Bayshore High School, Bradenton
- B+ Braden River High School, Bradenton
- A- Lakewood Ranch High School, Bradenton
- B Manatee High School, Bradenton
- C Palmetto High School, Palmetto
- B+ Parrish Community High School, Parrish
- C+ Southeast High School, Bradenton
Middle and junior high schools (12)
- B Braden River Middle School, Bradenton
- B+ Buffalo Creek Middle School, Palmetto
- A Carlos E Haile Middle School, Bradenton
- A Dr Mona Jain Middle School E, Bradenton
- C- Electa Lee Magnet Middle School, Bradenton
- D- Just For Girls Middle School, Palmetto
- Lincoln Memorial Middle School, Palmetto
- B- Martha B King Middle School, Bradenton
- C+ Oasis Middle School, Bradenton
- A+ R Dan Nolan Middle School, Bradenton
- A Rowlett Middle Academy, Bradenton
- C- W D Sugg Middle School, Bradenton
Elementary and primary schools (32)
- A Anna Maria Elementary School, Holmes Beach
- A+ Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School, Parrish
- C+ Ballard Elementary School, Bradenton
- A Barbara A Harvey Elementary School, Parrish
- C+ Bayshore Elementary School, Bradenton
- A+ Bd Gullett Elementary School, Bradenton
- B Blackburn Elementary School, Palmetto
- C- Blanche H Daughtrey Elementary, Bradenton
- A Braden River Elementary School, Bradenton
- B Florine J Abel Elementary School, Sarasota
- A Freedom Elementary School, Bradenton
- D+ G D Rogers Garden Bullock Elementary, Bradenton
- A+ Gene Witt Elementary School, Bradenton
- A+ Gilbert W Mcneal Elementary School, Lakewood Ranch
- C- H S Moody Elementary School, Bradenton
- A Ida M Stewart Elementary School, Bradenton
- B- James Tillman Elementary Magnet School, Palmetto
- A- Jessie P Miller Elementary School, Bradenton
- D Just For Girls Elementary School, Bradenton
- D+ Manatee Elementary School, Bradenton
- B Marjorie G Kinnan Elementary School, Sarasota
- B+ Myakka City Elementary School, Myakka City
- C+ Oneco Elementary School, Bradenton
- A Palma Sola Elementary School, Bradenton
- B- Palmetto Elementary School, Palmetto
- C Robert H Prine Elementary School, Bradenton
- A+ Robert Willis Elementary School, Lakewood Ranch
- C+ Samoset Elementary School, Bradenton
- B- Sea Breeze Elementary School, Bradenton
- A Tara Elementary School, Bradenton
- A Virgil Mills Elementary School, Palmetto
- B- William H Bashaw Elementary, Bradenton
Other schools and academies (22)
- C- Access To Education, Bradenton
- Easter Seals, Sarasota
- D- Horizons Academy, Bradenton
- C+ Imagine Charter At Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton
- B Imagine Charter School At North Manatee, Palmetto
- A Louise R Johnson K 8 School Of International Studies, Bradenton
- C Manatee Charter School, Bradenton
- Manatee Community Action Agency Head Start, Bradenton
- B Manatee School For The Arts, Palmetto
- C Manatee School Of Artssciences, Bradenton
- Manatee Virtual Instruction Program, Palmetto
- A+ Manatee Virtual School Virtual Franchise, Palmetto
- C Palm View K 8 School, Palmetto
- A+ Palmetto Charter School, Palmetto
- B+ Parrish Charter Academy, Parrish
- Pinnacle Academy Inc, Bradenton
- Sch Ofacademic And Behavioral Learning Exc Sable Grade Code, Bradenton
- Selby Preschool, Sarasota
- A+ State College Of Florida Collegiate School, Bradenton
- A- Team Success A School Of Excellence, Bradenton
- D- Visible Men Academy, Bradenton
- A William Monroe Rowlett Academy For Arts And Communication, Bradenton
Where Manatee schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Bradenton (47)
- Palmetto (14)
- Parrish (4)
- Sarasota (4)
- Holmes Beach (1)
- Myakka City (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Manatee County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 52,895 students with 3,107 full-time-equivalent teachers and 6,536 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201230
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Manatee
How many schools are in Manatee?
SchoolGrade grades 73 public schools in Manatee, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Manatee serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bradenton, Palmetto, Parrish, Sarasota, Holmes Beach and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Manatee?
Across the 66 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 49% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Manatee?
52,895 students were enrolled in Manatee in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Manatee?
Manatee is in Florida, based in Manatee County, with its district office in Bradenton. Its boundary covers about 743 sq mi.