Elementary Schools in Sarasota

Summary:

The Sarasota school district in Florida is home to 33 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This diverse district features a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with a range of student demographics and funding levels. While some schools like Ashton Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, and Southside Elementary are among the top-ranked elementary schools in the state, others like Tuttle Elementary and Gocio Elementary struggle to meet proficiency standards.

The Sarasota district as a whole ranks 11th out of 67 districts in Florida and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Sarasota elementary schools generally perform above the state average, with 55-71% of students proficient in math and 50-65% proficient in English Language Arts. However, there are significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools, which appear to be correlated with socioeconomic factors like the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Other key insights include high chronic absenteeism rates across all Sarasota elementary schools, as well as funding disparities, with spending per student ranging from $11,344 to $22,303. The district also has several magnet and charter elementary schools, such as Phillippi Shores Elementary and Sarasota Suncoast Academy, which show mixed performance results compared to traditional public schools.

District Detail

1960 Landings Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34231-3300

(941) 927-9000

SchoolDigger Rank:
11^th of 67 Florida districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 45,246

Primary Schools: 31
Middle Schools: 11
High Schools: 11
Alternative Schools: 6

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurel Nokomis School	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 Laurel Rd E	Nokomis	34275	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2171	1,384	96	14.4	36.1%	969 (70.0%)	25 (1.8%)	221 (16.0%)	71 (5.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (6.8%)	79	424^th of 2258 public elementary schools	81.2%		72.8	577^th of 2256 public elementary schools	74.4%	153	72.0	75.0	67.0	75.0	76.0	64.0	77.0	75.0	64.0	85.0	84.0	51.0	66.0	62.0	85.0	100.0	84.0	$14,918	$250	$14,669
Toledo Blade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Geranium Ave	North Port	34288	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 426-6100	841	46	18.2	54.1%	559 (66.5%)	64 (7.6%)	149 (17.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.5%)	80.2	405^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.2	352^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	84.4%	53	70.0	65.0	65.0				87.0	76.0	71.0				71.0					$14,895	$1,356	$13,541
Alta Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 S Euclid Ave	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6400	453	33	13.7	84.3%	109 (24.1%)	74 (16.3%)	226 (49.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.2%)	57.3	941^st of 2258 public elementary schools	58.3%		55.3	964^th of 2256 public elementary schools	57.3%	23	53.0	49.0	56.0				65.0	71.0	59.0				66.0					$21,464	$2,908	$18,556
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Vinson Ave	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6230	590	47	12.5	61.7%	298 (50.5%)	68 (11.5%)	187 (31.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	53.7	1025^th of 2258 public elementary schools	54.6%		58	897^th of 2256 public elementary schools	60.2%	128	54.0	61.0	40.0				74.0	72.0	64.0				46.0					$23,848	$3,323	$20,525
Englewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 N McCall Rd	Englewood	34223	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 474-3247	564	38	14.8	45.9%	425 (75.4%)	9 (1.6%)	85 (15.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	82.7	347^th of 2258 public elementary schools	84.6%		75.9	507^th of 2256 public elementary schools	77.5%	160	72.0	82.0	65.0				86.0	88.0	63.0				66.0					$15,236	$248	$14,987
Fruitville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Honore Ave	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6200	704	52	13.5	55.0%	404 (57.4%)	59 (8.4%)	203 (28.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	71.2	604^th of 2258 public elementary schools	73.3%		65.3	742^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	67.1%	138	61.0	62.0	68.0				68.0	70.0	67.0				70.0					$17,247	$290	$16,956
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	696	44	15.8	34.8%	466 (67.0%)	44 (6.3%)	139 (20.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	88	226^th of 2258 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.9	258^th of 2256 public elementary schools	88.6%	32	75.0	73.0	71.0				83.0	83.0	84.0				75.0					$15,150	$255	$14,896
Southside Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 Webber St	Sarasota	34239	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6420	696	46	15.1	22.1%	526 (75.6%)	22 (3.2%)	88 (12.6%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.6%)	95.9	29^th of 2258 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.7	10^th of 2256 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	85.0	89.0	82.0				90.0	96.0	87.0				87.0					$14,291	$220	$14,071
Tuttle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2863 8th St	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6433	698	51	13.6	79.4%	124 (17.8%)	80 (11.5%)	453 (64.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	34.7	1504^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.4%		26.3	1732^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	23.2%	228	46.0	43.0	45.0				52.0	47.0	46.0				63.0					$18,768	$2,803	$15,966
Venice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Miami Ave E	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2111	616	47	13.1	37.5%	476 (77.3%)	9 (1.5%)	67 (10.9%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	88.4	215^th of 2258 public elementary schools	90.5%		92.1	109^th of 2256 public elementary schools	95.2%	106	80.0	75.0	72.0				80.0	83.0	82.0				74.0					$18,034	$478	$17,557
Gocio Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Gocio Rd	Sarasota	34235	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6405	654	47	13.9	81.2%	131 (20.0%)	99 (15.1%)	390 (59.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	23.9	1802^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	20.2%		36.3	1451^st of 2256 public elementary schools	35.7%	351	48.0	40.0	34.0				60.0	49.0	37.0				35.0					$19,225	$2,424	$16,801
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	596	45	13.2	54.9%	371 (62.2%)	17 (2.9%)	163 (27.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	59.2	898^th of 2258 public elementary schools	60.2%		77.4	467^th of 2256 public elementary schools	79.3%	431	63.0	53.0	58.0				67.0	66.0	60.0				57.0					$19,235	$1,528	$17,708
Wilkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Wilkinson Rd	Sarasota	34231	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6477	422	33	12.9	72.5%	159 (37.7%)	52 (12.3%)	176 (41.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	27.1	1722^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	23.7%		35.4	1477^th of 2256 public elementary schools	34.5%	245	38.0	43.0	41.0				49.0	50.0	44.0				49.0					$23,696	$3,263	$20,434
Ashton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 Ashton Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6440	964	59	16.4	28.0%	703 (72.9%)	12 (1.2%)	129 (13.4%)	53 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.5%)	93.1	81^st of 2258 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.9	53^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	97.7%	28	78.0	75.0	78.0				89.0	90.0	92.0				84.0					$14,216	$264	$13,952
Garden Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Center Rd	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2110	529	37	14.2	51.6%	359 (67.9%)	11 (2.1%)	117 (22.1%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	64.5	765^th of 2258 public elementary schools	66.1%		74.6	535^th of 2256 public elementary schools	76.3%	230	64.0	59.0	61.0				65.0	69.0	59.0				64.0					$14,944	$253	$14,691
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	547	34	16.0	51.9%	240 (43.9%)	114 (20.8%)	133 (24.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.3%)	80.3	400^th of 2258 public elementary schools	82.3%		73.5	561^st of 2256 public elementary schools	75.1%	161	86.0	78.0	66.0				71.0	80.0	63.0				67.0					$14,109	$222	$13,887
Glenallen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7050 Glenallen Blvd	North Port	34287	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 426-9517	749	49	15.2	74.8%	439 (58.6%)	49 (6.5%)	197 (26.3%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.9%)	47.5	1173^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	48.1%		53.1	1017^th of 2256 public elementary schools	54.9%	156	60.0	53.0	46.0				60.0	68.0	48.0				53.0					$16,945	$2,424	$14,520
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7299 Hand Rd	Sarasota	34241	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6571	741	49	15.1	28.2%	526 (71.0%)	9 (1.2%)	138 (18.6%)	31 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	91	133^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.8	56^th of 2256 public elementary schools	97.5%	77	80.0	82.0	75.0				85.0	91.0	77.0				76.0					$13,046	$214	$12,832
Taylor Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Taylor Ranch Trl	Venice	34293	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2000	844	57	14.8	32.6%	668 (79.1%)	4 (0.5%)	89 (10.5%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.0%)	90.1	164^th of 2258 public elementary schools	92.7%		86.8	263^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	88.3%	99	74.0	80.0	80.0				82.0	82.0	77.0				84.0					$15,247	$240	$15,006
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	451	32	14.0	86.3%	56 (12.4%)	224 (49.7%)	109 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.5%)	36.7	1457^th of 2258 public elementary schools	35.5%		37.7	1411^th of 2256 public elementary schools	37.5%	46	58.0	46.0	38.0				64.0	54.0	41.0				51.0					$22,923	$3,363	$19,560
Suncoast School For Innovative Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	845 S School Ave	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(941) 952-5277	96	7	13.7	85.4%	14 (14.6%)	42 (43.8%)	33 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	29.5	1660^th of 2258 public elementary schools	26.5%		23.3	1815^th of 2256 public elementary schools	19.5%	155	24.0	44.0	71.0				29.0	31.0	50.0				57.0					$11,667	$1,293	$10,375
Island Village Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-8	2001 Pinebrook Rd	Venice	34275	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 484-4999	527	39	13.5	40.2%	364 (69.1%)	16 (3.0%)	82 (15.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.4%)	47.8	1163^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.6	1051^st of 2256 public elementary schools	53.4%	112	57.0	61.0	56.0	62.0	67.0	65.0	32.0	46.0	56.0	50.0	65.0	52.0	73.0	61.0	75.0	100.0	80.0	$11,923	$554	$11,369
Cranberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2775 Shalimar Ter	North Port	34286	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 480-3400	813	55	14.7	66.2%	501 (61.6%)	62 (7.6%)	180 (22.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.6%)	70.5	629^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.1%		71.5	606^th of 2256 public elementary schools	73.1%	23	64.0	57.0	60.0				70.0	74.0	68.0				72.0					$17,607	$2,017	$15,589
Sarasota Suncoast Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8084 Hawkins Rd	Sarasota	34241	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 924-4242	823	48	17.1	21.3%	667 (81.0%)	7 (0.9%)	103 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	79.4	420^th of 2258 public elementary schools	81.4%		70.7	623^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	72.4%	203	73.0	73.0	68.0	78.0	77.0	72.0	69.0	71.0	65.0	84.0	91.0	76.0	79.0	67.0	98.0		91.0	$9,638	$760	$8,878
Lamarque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3415 Lamarque Ave	North Port	34286	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 426-6371	1,025	72	14.2	64.0%	672 (65.6%)	73 (7.1%)	201 (19.6%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.5%)	54	1016^th of 2258 public elementary schools	55.0%		60.3	853^rd of 2256 public elementary schools	62.2%	163	48.0	55.0	63.0				52.0	56.0	65.0				71.0					$17,128	$2,294	$14,834
Tatum Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Tatum Rd	Sarasota	34240	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 316-8188	864	56	15.5	25.3%	652 (75.5%)	20 (2.3%)	134 (15.5%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	86.2	261^st of 2258 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.5	237^th of 2256 public elementary schools	89.5%	24	80.0	73.0	72.0				85.0	78.0	74.0				70.0					$14,630	$245	$14,385
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	433	30	14.3	3.5%	210 (48.5%)	9 (2.1%)	178 (41.1%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	33.2	1552^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	31.3%		31.1	1591^st of 2256 public elementary schools	29.5%	39	37.0	50.0	41.0	68.0	43.0	44.0	51.0	58.0	34.0	83.0	63.0	50.0	34.0	32.0	85.0		63.0	$11,111	$34	$11,077
Atwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Huntsville Ave	North Port	34288	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 257-2317	892	55	16.2	61.8%	558 (62.6%)	82 (9.2%)	177 (19.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.3%)	65.1	752^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	66.7%		71	618^th of 2256 public elementary schools	72.6%	134	63.0	65.0	55.0				72.0	63.0	58.0				69.0					$16,123	$1,965	$14,159
Sarasota Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	582 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 377-2278	193	17	11.1	55.4%	94 (48.7%)	5 (2.6%)	72 (37.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.3%)	31.5	1601^st of 2258 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.9	1684^th of 2256 public elementary schools	25.4%	83	89.0	73.0	20.0	46.0	55.0	65.0	74.0	36.0	15.0	33.0	48.0	69.0	15.0	61.0	100.0		90.0	$10,470	$200	$10,270
Dreamers Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2146 Myrtle St	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 444-8000	519	36	14.4	69.4%	108 (20.8%)	40 (7.7%)	348 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	32	1592^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	29.5%		26.7	1718^th of 2256 public elementary schools	23.8%	126	47.0	34.0	34.0				68.0	28.0	61.0				39.0					$12,156	$655	$11,501
College Preparatory Academy At Wellen Park	Public, Charter	K-7	6278 N Federal Hwy	Fort Lauderdale	33308	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(941) 357-4783	409	25	16.3	44.0%	293 (71.6%)	6 (1.5%)	63 (15.4%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	66.7	719^th of 2258 public elementary schools	68.2%					(n/a)	70.0	67.0	58.0	58.0	58.0		80.0	67.0	67.0	53.0	36.0		65.0		81.0		84.0	$10,835	$170	$10,666

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Lee	28.76 mi	123	59^th
Desoto	33.46 mi	10	66^th
Hillsborough	36.7 mi	317	49^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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