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Best public schools in Sarasota, FL

44 public schools in Sarasota: 23 elementary · 5 middle · 6 high · 3 K-8 · 7 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Florida.

Elementary schools

23 schools in Sarasota, best first
1
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 98.7
Sarasota · Grades K-5 · 681 students
ELA 86%Math 91%Science 87%
#23 of 1,775 in Florida
2
ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 96.0
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 982 students
ELA 77%Math 90%Science 84%
#71 of 1,775 in Florida
3
LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 93.1
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 728 students
ELA 79%Math 84%Science 76%
#123 of 1,775 in Florida
4
PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 89.3
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 709 students
ELA 73%Math 83%Science 75%
#190 of 1,775 in Florida
5
TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 86.7
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 833 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 70%
#236 of 1,775 in Florida
6
BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS 81.6
Sarasota · Grades K-5 · 578 students
ELA 77%Math 71%Science 67%
#327 of 1,775 in Florida
7
FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 73.3
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 747 students
ELA 64%Math 68%Science 70%
#474 of 1,775 in Florida
8
GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60.3
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 624 students
ELA 58%Math 64%Science 57%
#705 of 1,775 in Florida
9
ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 59.4
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 473 students
ELA 53%Math 65%Science 66%
#721 of 1,775 in Florida
10
FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 55.8
Manatee · Grades PK-5 · 477 students
ELA 49%Math 70%Science 54%
#785 of 1,775 in Florida
11
BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 54.5
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 562 students
ELA 51%Math 70%Science 46%
#808 of 1,775 in Florida
12
MARJORIE G. KINNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 54.3
Manatee · Grades PK-5 · 527 students
ELA 48%Math 68%Science 58%
#811 of 1,775 in Florida
13
EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 36.3
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 435 students
ELA 47%Math 52%Science 51%
#1,131 of 1,775 in Florida
14
TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 35.0
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 690 students
ELA 45%Math 48%Science 63%
#1,154 of 1,775 in Florida
15
DREAMERS ACADEMY 25.3
Sarasota · Grades K-5 · Charter · 440 students
ELA 40%Math 55%Science 39%
#1,326 of 1,775 in Florida
16
WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 24.9
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 436 students
ELA 41%Math 47%Science 49%
#1,333 of 1,775 in Florida
17
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES 24.4
Sarasota · Grades K-5 · Charter · 103 students
ELA 45%Math 36%Science 57%
#1,342 of 1,775 in Florida
18
GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 19.1
Sarasota · Grades PK-5 · 636 students
ELA 40%Math 48%Science 35%
#1,436 of 1,775 in Florida
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CHILDREN FIRST —
Sarasota · Grades PK · 30 students
No published test results
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COMMUNITY HAVEN FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES —
Sarasota · Grades PK · 5 students
No published test results
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EASTER SEALS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC DBA THE LILY SCHOOL FOR —
Sarasota · Grades PK
No published test results
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SELBY PRESCHOOL —
Manatee · Grades PK · 6 students
No published test results
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THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT —
Sarasota · Grades PK · 9 students
No published test results

Middle schools

5 schools in Sarasota, best first
1
SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL 94.7
Sarasota · Grades 6-8 · 1,308 students
ELA 80%Math 85%Science 79%
#31 of 573 in Florida
2
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES 86.8
Sarasota · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 749 students
ELA 74%Math 82%Science 62%
#76 of 573 in Florida
3
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL 55.6
Sarasota · Grades 6-8 · 703 students
ELA 54%Math 64%Science 48%
#255 of 573 in Florida
4
MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL 50.9
Sarasota · Grades 6-8 · 761 students
ELA 54%Math 60%Science 47%
#282 of 573 in Florida
5
BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL 31.3
Sarasota · Grades 6-8 · 961 students
ELA 44%Math 52%Science 40%
#394 of 573 in Florida

High schools

6 schools in Sarasota, best first
1
SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 96.2
Sarasota · Grades 9-12 · 566 students
ELA 89%Math 87%Science 94%
#22 of 564 in Florida
2
RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL 77.7
Sarasota · Grades 9-12 · 2,681 students
ELA 68%Math 59%Science 77%
#126 of 564 in Florida
3
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL 61.1
Sarasota · Grades 9-12 · 2,509 students
ELA 60%Math 44%Science 76%
#220 of 564 in Florida
4
BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL 50.8
Sarasota · Grades 9-12 · 1,395 students
ELA 44%Math 54%Science 72%
#278 of 564 in Florida
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SARASOTA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMIES —
Sarasota · Grades 9-12 · 94 students
Math 0%
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SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE —
Sarasota · Grades 12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

3 schools in Sarasota, best first
1
SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY 81.7
Sarasota · Grades K-8 · Charter · 817 students
ELA 74%Math 79%Science 72%
#76 of 413 in Florida
2
SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS 34.0
Sarasota · Grades K-8 · Charter · 176 students
ELA 57%Math 52%Science 43%
#273 of 413 in Florida
3
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH 28.2
Sarasota · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 476 students
ELA 46%Math 59%Science 33%
#297 of 413 in Florida

Combined schools

7 schools in Sarasota, best first
1
SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY 52.7
Sarasota · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 1,099 students
ELA 45%Math 47%Science 40%
#142 of 299 in Florida
2
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM 45.0
Sarasota · Grades K-12 · 89 students
ELA 39%Math 33%Science 50%
#165 of 299 in Florida
3
TRIAD 23.6
Sarasota · Grades 6-12 · 115 students
ELA 16%Math 9%Science 7%
#229 of 299 in Florida
4
OAK PARK SCHOOL 12.2
Sarasota · Grades K-12 · 221 students
ELA 10%Math 5%Science 10%
#263 of 299 in Florida
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EASTER SEALS —
Manatee · Grades PK-12 · 20 students
No published test results
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ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS —
Sarasota · Grades PK-12 · 7 students
No published test results
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SARASOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE) —
Sarasota · Grades K-12 · 23 students
No published test results

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