FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Of the 45,077 students attending Sarasota County schools, 60.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.6% of Sarasota County students.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Sarasota County, representing 59.6% of the student body.
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 40.1% Black students, 33.8% Hispanic students, 14.8% white students, and 9.9% multiracial students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 2.7% when compared to the previous year.
Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
| School Name | Most Prevalent Ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Elementary School | Hispanic | 45.6% | 476 |
| Ashton Elementary School | White | 70.9% | 1,046 |
| Atwater Elementary School | White | 65% | 802 |
| Bay Haven School of Basics Plus | White | 48.8% | 582 |
| Booker High School | Hispanic | 44.5% | 1,309 |
| Booker Middle School | Hispanic | 49.5% | 950 |
| Brentwood Elementary School | White | 54.1% | 573 |
| Brookside Middle School | White | 45.6% | 745 |
| Children First | White | 65% | 20 |
| Community Haven for Adults and Children With Disabilities I | White | < 10% | < 10 |
| Cranberry Elementary School | White | 69.3% | 785 |
| Dreamers Academy | Hispanic | 61.5% | 291 |
| Emma E. Booker Elementary School | Black | 52.8% | 468 |
| Englewood Elementary School | White | 79.2% | 587 |
| Ese Special Programs | Black | < 10% | < 10 |
| Fruitville Elementary School | White | 56.5% | 775 |
| Garden Elementary School | White | 71.9% | 513 |
| Glenallen Elementary School | White | 63% | 716 |
| Gocio Elementary School | Hispanic | 50.5% | 644 |
| Gulf Gate Elementary School | White | 63.2% | 655 |
| Heron Creek Middle School | White | 61.4% | 902 |
| Imagine School at North Port | White | 68.7% | 1,189 |
| Imagine School at Palmer Ranch | White | 57.7% | 461 |
| Island Village Montessori School | White | 69.7% | 577 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | White | 73.7% | 691 |
| Lamarque Elementary School | White | 68.8% | 1,073 |
| Laurel Nokomis School | White | 75.3% | 1,411 |
| McIntosh Middle School | White | 47.6% | 851 |
| North Port High School | White | 62.5% | 2,562 |
| Oak Park School | White | 54.8% | 239 |
| Phillippi Shores Elementary School | White | 66.4% | 731 |
| Pine View School | White | 57.6% | 1,689 |
| Riverview High School | White | 62.9% | 2,597 |
| Sarasota Academy of the Arts | White | 56.7% | 171 |
| Sarasota County Acceleration Academies | White | 40.4% | 109 |
| Sarasota High School | White | 57.2% | 2,528 |
| Sarasota Middle School | White | 71.6% | 1,278 |
| Sarasota Military Academy | White | 46.4% | 1,213 |
| Sarasota School of Arts/Sciences | White | 58.9% | 746 |
| Sarasota Suncoast Academy | White | 79.8% | 836 |
| Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program | White | 74.7% | 87 |
| Selby Preschool | Black | < 10% | < 10 |
| Sky Academy Englewood | White | 75.1% | 325 |
| Sky Academy Venice | White | 75.1% | 261 |
| Southside Elementary School | White | 75.7% | 687 |
| State College of Fla Collegiate School-Venice | White | 73.2% | 164 |
| Student Leadership Academy | White | 85.1% | 308 |
| Suncoast Polytechnical High School | White | 66.3% | 585 |
| Suncoast School for Innovative Studies | Black | 40.1% | 142 |
| Tatum Ridge Elementary School | White | 77.3% | 834 |
| Taylor Ranch Elementary School | White | 79% | 901 |
| The Florida Center for Child and Family Development | White | < 10% | < 10 |
| Toledo Blade Elementary School | White | 69.1% | 799 |
| Triad | Black | 45.7% | 116 |
| Tuttle Elementary School | Hispanic | 59.7% | 665 |
| Venice Elementary School | White | 80.6% | 608 |
| Venice Middle School | White | 77.5% | 761 |
| Venice Senior High School | White | 77.8% | 2,584 |
| Wilkinson Elementary School | White | 42.4% | 460 |
| Woodland Middle School | White | 63.6% | 978 |
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