Best Public Schools in Sarasota, Florida

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				Statewide Science Science (2019)		FSA English Language Arts (2019)								FSA Mathematics (2019)						FSA Algebra 1 (2019)	FSA Geometry (2019)	EOC Biology 1 (2019)	EOC US History (2019)	EOC Civics (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 9th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 10th Grade	FSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	FSA Mathematics 4th Grade	FSA Mathematics 5th Grade	FSA Mathematics 6th Grade	FSA Mathematics 7th Grade	FSA Mathematics 8th Grade	FSA Algebra 1 End of Course	FSA Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alta Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 S Euclid Ave	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6400	489	38	12.8	84.5%	108 (22.1%)	115 (23.5%)	226 (46.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.3%)	57.6	894^th of 2182 public elementary schools	59.0%		66.2	701^st of 2118 public elementary schools	66.9%	193	48.0		70.0	57.0	52.0						75.0	61.0	59.0									$13,168	$1,647	$11,521
Brookside Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3636 S Shade Ave	Sarasota	34239	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 361-6472	761	51	14.9	59.8%	387 (50.9%)	82 (10.8%)	238 (31.3%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.5%)	69.8	304^th of 1099 public middle schools	72.3%		66.2	329^th of 1035 public middle schools	68.2%	25		67.0				54.0	56.0	67.0						59.0	74.0	67.0	95.0	100.0			84.0	$11,698	$339	$11,359
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Webber St	Sarasota	34239	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6420	692	49	14.1	27.2%	541 (78.2%)	9 (1.3%)	90 (13.0%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.1%)	93.5	64^th of 2182 public elementary schools	97.1%		93.2	74^th of 2118 public elementary schools	96.5%	10	78.0		82.0	92.0	79.0						88.0	89.0	88.0									$10,402	$140	$10,262
Tuttle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2863 8th St	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6433	735	54	13.6	85.0%	128 (17.4%)	97 (13.2%)	462 (62.9%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	35	1456^th of 2182 public elementary schools	33.3%		46.1	1150^th of 2118 public elementary schools	45.7%	306	48.0		46.0	53.0	44.0						51.0	56.0	51.0									$11,014	$1,368	$9,646
Sarasota High School	Public	9-12	2155 Bahia Vista St	Sarasota	34239	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 955-0181	2,179	107	20.3	39.1%	1,319 (60.5%)	145 (6.7%)	559 (25.7%)	50 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (4.6%)	57.4	215^th of 734 public high schools	70.7%		61.5	179^th of 716 public high schools	75.0%	36									62.0	59.0							36.0	65.0	71.0	78.0		$9,124	$211	$8,912
Bay Haven School Of Basics Plus	Public, Magnet	K-5	2901 W Tamiami Cir	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 359-5800	613	42	14.5	40.8%	323 (52.7%)	110 (17.9%)	114 (18.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.8%)	81.4	366^th of 2182 public elementary schools	83.2%		84.6	298^th of 2118 public elementary schools	85.9%	68	67.0		85.0	71.0	67.0						80.0	73.0	73.0									$9,588	$226	$9,362
Booker High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 N Orange Ave	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 355-2967	1,284	72	17.8	62.6%	385 (30.0%)	329 (25.6%)	475 (37.0%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.2%)	42.9	355^th of 734 public high schools	51.6%		43.4	343^rd of 716 public high schools	52.1%	12									50.0	51.0							40.0	39.0	65.0	75.0		$10,174	$208	$9,966
Sarasota School Of Arts/Sciences	Public, Charter	6-8	717 Central Ave	Sarasota	34236	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 330-1855	753	42	17.9	39.4%	440 (58.4%)	61 (8.1%)	200 (26.6%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	87.2	116^th of 1099 public middle schools	89.4%		86.2	129^th of 1035 public middle schools	87.5%	13		73.0				75.0	75.0	78.0						77.0	79.0	76.0	95.0	100.0			93.0	$8,652	$53	$8,598
Suncoast School For Innovative Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	845 S School Ave	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(941) 952-5277	327	24	13.6	79.8%	68 (20.8%)	74 (22.6%)	157 (48.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	23	1758^th of 2182 public elementary schools	19.4%		32.7	1455^th of 2118 public elementary schools	31.3%	303	27.0	33.0	45.0	50.0	45.0	37.0	27.0	45.0			37.0	66.0	31.0	33.0	27.0	24.0					79.0	$10,369	$1,331	$9,038
Sarasota Military Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	801 N Orange Ave	Sarasota	34236	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 926-1700	1,355	95	14.2	45.3%	727 (53.7%)	52 (3.8%)	506 (37.3%)	27 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.0%)	54.7	241^st of 734 public high schools	67.2%		50.9	268^th of 716 public high schools	62.6%	27		53.0				63.0	67.0	62.0	50.0	47.0				61.0	77.0	61.0	66.0	59.0	72.0	75.0	84.0	$8,619	$105	$8,514
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies	Public	9-12	935 N Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 315-2122	145	3	48.3	3.4%	67 (46.2%)	25 (17.2%)	44 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)								(n/a)
Suncoast Polytechnical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4650 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 921-3981	562	27	20.8	32.6%	374 (66.5%)	15 (2.7%)	128 (22.8%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	87	27^th of 734 public high schools	96.3%		87.1	30^th of 716 public high schools	95.8%	3									87.0	91.0							82.0	88.0	97.0	94.0		$8,696	$171	$8,525
Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1960 Landings Blvd	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	Yes	No	(941) 927-9000	43	0		14.0%	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Imagine School At Palmer Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6220 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34238	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 257-1124	427	28	15.2	42.6%	234 (54.8%)	13 (3.0%)	153 (35.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	48	1122^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	48.6%		50.8	1031^st of 2118 public elementary schools	51.3%	91	43.0	55.0	58.0	50.0	52.0	65.0	55.0	66.0			45.0	54.0	54.0	76.0	85.0	93.0	100.0				94.0	$9,035	$65	$8,970
Sarasota Virtual Instruction (Course Offerings)	Public, Virtual	9-12	1960 Landings Blvd	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	Yes	No	(941) 927-9000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sarasota Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	4466 Fruitville Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 377-2278	221	17	13.0	46.2%	142 (64.3%)	11 (5.0%)	50 (22.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	67.6	676^th of 2182 public elementary schools	69.0%		74.1	503^rd of 2118 public elementary schools	76.3%	173	55.0	69.0	83.0	62.0	64.0	64.0	69.0	69.0			100.0	90.0	55.0	47.0	76.0	58.0	100.0				93.0	$8,819	$39	$8,780
Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4748 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	Yes	No	(941) 924-1365	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7299 Hand Rd	Sarasota	34241	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6571	659	44	14.9	28.7%	512 (77.7%)	8 (1.2%)	93 (14.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	90.3	144^th of 2182 public elementary schools	93.4%		92.8	85^th of 2118 public elementary schools	96.0%	59	81.0		76.0	75.0	80.0						86.0	83.0	89.0									$9,899	$280	$9,618
Emma E. Booker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Dr Martin Luther King Way	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6480	538	46	11.6	90.0%	48 (8.9%)	301 (55.9%)	139 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.9%)	13	1993^rd of 2182 public elementary schools	8.7%		13.1	1943^rd of 2118 public elementary schools	8.3%	50	26.0		38.0	43.0	29.0						43.0	40.0	25.0									$14,370	$2,324	$12,046
Triad	Public	6-12	4430 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6752	99	5	19.8	76.8%	38 (38.4%)	32 (32.3%)	25 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	5.8	644^th of 734 public high schools	12.3%		13.1	581^st of 716 public high schools	18.9%	63		14.0						18.0	11.0	13.0						11.0					37.0
Booker Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2250 Myrtle St	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	Yes	(941) 359-5824	793	62	12.7	78.2%	155 (19.5%)	222 (28.0%)	355 (44.8%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	43.1	639^th of 1099 public middle schools	41.9%		44.7	581^st of 1035 public middle schools	43.9%	58		37.0				46.0	43.0	45.0						55.0	59.0	50.0	74.0	97.0			65.0	$13,219	$1,915	$11,304
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Vinson Ave	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6230	697	55	12.6	64.6%	397 (57.0%)	67 (9.6%)	185 (26.5%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	58.5	875^th of 2182 public elementary schools	59.9%		48.6	1094^th of 2118 public elementary schools	48.3%	219	64.0		55.0	59.0	58.0						69.0	56.0	68.0									$13,135	$1,443	$11,691
Gocio Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Gocio Rd	Sarasota	34235	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6405	626	51	12.2	85.3%	135 (21.6%)	120 (19.2%)	330 (52.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	45.5	1188^th of 2182 public elementary schools	45.6%		32.7	1458^th of 2118 public elementary schools	31.2%	270	44.0		43.0	54.0	60.0						53.0	68.0	61.0									$12,787	$1,465	$11,322
Gulf Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 S Lockwood Ridge Rd	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6499	696	53	13.1	53.7%	432 (62.1%)	26 (3.7%)	173 (24.9%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.3%)	77.9	448^th of 2182 public elementary schools	79.5%		75.5	479^th of 2118 public elementary schools	77.4%	31	69.0		77.0	68.0	73.0						75.0	64.0	75.0									$11,997	$495	$11,502
Wilkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Wilkinson Rd	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6477	490	42	11.6	78.0%	203 (41.4%)	62 (12.7%)	181 (36.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	24.5	1731^st of 2182 public elementary schools	20.7%		33	1450^th of 2118 public elementary schools	31.5%	281	38.0		39.0	42.0	44.0						51.0	36.0	52.0									$14,526	$1,417	$13,110
Ese Special Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1960 Landings Blvd	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 927-9000	7	7	1.0		6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oak Park School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7285 Hand Rd	Sarasota	34241	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6428	316	51	6.1	59.8%	178 (56.3%)	60 (19.0%)	56 (17.7%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)								(n/a)		10.0	25.0					9.0			20.0					9.0					42.0	$44,451	$3,166	$41,285
Ashton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 Ashton Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6440	1,085	71	15.3	22.2%	783 (72.2%)	17 (1.6%)	124 (11.4%)	69 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.2%)	94.2	43^rd of 2182 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.9	40^th of 2118 public elementary schools	98.1%	3	78.0		89.0	80.0	83.0						88.0	92.0	94.0									$9,673	$192	$9,480
Suncoast Technical College	Public, Alternative	3-12	4748 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 924-1365	1	41	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Fruitville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Honore Ave	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6200	778	63	12.3	56.3%	412 (53.0%)	63 (8.1%)	225 (28.9%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.4%)	81.4	370^th of 2182 public elementary schools	83.0%		85.6	268^th of 2118 public elementary schools	87.3%	102	66.0		70.0	75.0	69.0						76.0	84.0	74.0									$13,147	$1,066	$12,080
McIntosh Middle School	Public	6-8	701 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6520	735	53	13.8	56.2%	356 (48.4%)	97 (13.2%)	220 (29.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.7%)	64.1	368^th of 1099 public middle schools	66.5%		62.1	372^nd of 1035 public middle schools	64.1%	4		61.0				53.0	56.0	61.0						59.0	70.0	55.0	96.0	100.0			83.0	$11,393	$338	$11,056
Phillippi Shores Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4747 S Tamiami Trl	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 361-6424	804	56	14.4	39.9%	527 (65.5%)	82 (10.2%)	154 (19.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	90	157^th of 2182 public elementary schools	92.8%		86.8	238^th of 2118 public elementary schools	88.8%	81	74.0		83.0	81.0	72.0						82.0	85.0	89.0									$9,796	$264	$9,532
Riverview High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Ram Way	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 923-1484	2,573	124	20.7	32.9%	1,671 (64.9%)	159 (6.2%)	517 (20.1%)	103 (4.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (4.6%)	67	138^th of 734 public high schools	81.2%		70.3	116^th of 716 public high schools	83.8%	22									70.0	66.0							50.0	74.0	78.0	76.0		$8,788	$173	$8,615
Sarasota Middle School	Public	6-8	4826 Ashton Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6464	1,236	78	15.8	24.0%	923 (74.7%)	17 (1.4%)	201 (16.3%)	35 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.8%)	89.2	91^st of 1099 public middle schools	91.7%		90.2	87^th of 1035 public middle schools	91.6%	4		77.0				76.0	79.0	80.0						84.0	84.0	59.0	100.0	100.0			93.0	$9,758	$200	$9,557
Florine J Abel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7100 Madonna Pl	Sarasota	34243	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 751-7040	481	35	13.7	58.4%	117 (24.3%)	93 (19.3%)	234 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	30.3	1586^th of 2182 public elementary schools	27.3%		20.8	1770^th of 2118 public elementary schools	16.4%	184	39.0		39.0	44.0	38.0						49.0	63.0	56.0									$12,056	$1,263	$10,793
Easter Seals	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Braden Ave	Sarasota	34243	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 355-7637	43	13	3.3	46.5%	21 (48.8%)	8 (18.6%)	12 (27.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3415 Tallevast Rd	Sarasota	34243	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 358-2888	645	45	14.3	66.0%	217 (33.6%)	55 (8.5%)	311 (48.2%)	40 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	32.6	1524^th of 2182 public elementary schools	30.2%		34.8	1415^th of 2118 public elementary schools	33.2%	109	36.0		57.0	48.0	45.0						58.0	48.0	46.0									$10,358	$329	$10,029
Sarasota Suncoast Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8084 Hawkins Rd	Sarasota	34241	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 924-4242	774	49	15.7	27.1%	604 (78.0%)	18 (2.3%)	101 (13.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	80.6	387^th of 2182 public elementary schools	82.3%		83.7	326^th of 2118 public elementary schools	84.6%	61	75.0		82.0	82.0	77.0	63.0	59.0				78.0	76.0	59.0	71.0	82.0							$9,326	$54	$9,272
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Tatum Rd	Sarasota	34240	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 316-8188	669	47	14.3	23.9%	532 (79.5%)	15 (2.2%)	68 (10.2%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (6.0%)	86	267^th of 2182 public elementary schools	87.8%		86	255^th of 2118 public elementary schools	88.0%	12	71.0		77.0	80.0	73.0						83.0	78.0	76.0									$12,193	$336	$11,856

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bradenton	5.45 mi	57	256^th
Lakewood Ranch	6.52 mi	2	16^th
Osprey	11.6 mi	1
Palmetto	11.99 mi	15	218^th
Parrish	13.71 mi	4	47^th

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