Summary:
Zip code 34236 is home to one middle school, Sarasota School Of Arts/Sciences, a public magnet school serving grades 6 through 8 with 747 students in the Sarasota school district, which is ranked in the 87th percentile statewide.
Sarasota School Of Arts/Sciences is a standout performer, consistently earning a top-tier state ranking (88th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year) and achieving exceptional test scores that far exceed both district and state averages. The school excels in advanced coursework, with near-perfect proficiency rates of 99% in Geometry and 96% in Civics. It also shows strong year-over-year improvement, with 8th-grade Science proficiency jumping from 62% to 75% and 8th-grade ELA rising from 75% to 83%. While the school’s chronic absenteeism rate of 21.9% is slightly above the district average of 20.1%, it remains well below the state average of 31.4%.
Key metrics include a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1, per-student spending of $10,855, and 40.16% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. The school’s ability to achieve high academic results with this level of economic diversity is notable. One area to watch is 8th-grade math, where proficiency (73%) is lower than 6th and 7th-grade math scores (81% and 83% respectively), though it still outperforms district and state averages. Overall, this school offers a rigorous, arts-and-sciences-focused curriculum that prepares students exceptionally well for high school-level work.
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