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Sarasota Schools
Sarasota is a public school district in Florida, based in Sarasota County (Sarasota). SchoolGrade grades 59 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sarasota 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 Sarasota
50 of 59 schools in Sarasota carry a SchoolGrade (9 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 36B: 9C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Sarasota
Statewide rankings: all 579 high schools in Florida · all 539 middle schools in Florida · all 2114 elementary schools in Florida
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+ Pine View School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ashton Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Suncoast Polytechnical High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Sarasota Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Southside Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Phillippi Shores Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Laurel Nokomis School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Venice Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Sarasota School Of Artssciences (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Student Leadership Academy (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Sarasota
All schools, A to Z (59)
- B+ Alta Vista Elementary School, Sarasota
- A+ Ashton Elementary School, Sarasota
- A Atwater Elementary, North Port
- A Bay Haven School Of Basics Plus, Sarasota
- C+ Booker High School, Sarasota
- B- Booker Middle School, Sarasota
- B+ Brentwood Elementary School, Sarasota
- A Brookside Middle School, Sarasota
- Children First, Sarasota
- Community Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities I, Sarasota
- A Cranberry Elementary School, North Port
- Dreamers Academy, Sarasota
- C+ Emma E Booker Elementary School, Sarasota
- A- Englewood Elementary School, Englewood
- Ese Special Programs, Sarasota
- A- Fruitville Elementary School, Sarasota
- A Garden Elementary School, Venice
- B Glenallen Elementary School, North Port
- B- Gocio Elementary School, Sarasota
- A- Gulf Gate Elementary School, Sarasota
- A- Heron Creek Middle School, North Port
- A- Imagine School At North Port, North Port
- A Imagine School At Palmer Ranch, Sarasota
- A- Island Village Montessori School, Venice
- A Lakeview Elementary School, Sarasota
- A- Lamarque Elementary School, North Port
- A+ Laurel Nokomis School, Nokomis
- A- Mcintosh Middle School, Sarasota
- B+ North Port High School, North Port
- D Oak Park School, Sarasota
- A+ Phillippi Shores Elementary School, Sarasota
- A+ Pine View School, Osprey
- A Riverview High School, Sarasota
- B+ Sarasota Academy Of The Arts, Sarasota
- Sarasota County Acceleration Academies, Sarasota
- A- Sarasota High School, Sarasota
- A+ Sarasota Middle School, Sarasota
- B Sarasota Military Academy, Sarasota
- A+ Sarasota School Of Artssciences, Sarasota
- A Sarasota Suncoast Academy, Sarasota
- Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program, Sarasota
- A- Sky Academy, Englewood Englewood
- A- Sky Academy Venice, Venice
- A+ Southside Elementary School, Sarasota
- State College Of Fla Collegiate School Venice, Venice
- A+ Student Leadership Academy, Venice
- A+ Suncoast Polytechnical High School, Sarasota
- D- Suncoast School For Innovative Studies, Sarasota
- A Tatum Ridge Elementary School, Sarasota
- A Taylor Ranch Elementary School, Venice
- The Florida Center For Child And Family Development, Sarasota
- A Toledo Blade Elementary School, North Port
- Triad, Sarasota
- C+ Tuttle Elementary School, Sarasota
- A+ Venice Elementary School, Venice
- A Venice Middle School, Venice
- A Venice Senior High School, Venice
- B- Wilkinson Elementary School, Sarasota
- A- Woodland Middle School, North Port
Where Sarasota schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Sarasota County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 45,314 students with 2,993 full-time-equivalent teachers and 6,444 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201680
- 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 Sarasota
How many schools are in Sarasota?
SchoolGrade grades 59 public schools in Sarasota, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sarasota serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sarasota, North Port, Venice, Englewood, Nokomis and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Sarasota?
Across the 50 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 59.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51.9%. 96% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sarasota?
45,314 students were enrolled in Sarasota in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sarasota?
Sarasota is in Florida, based in Sarasota County, with its district office in Sarasota. Its boundary covers about 556 sq mi.