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The highest-poverty public schools in Sarasota County, Florida

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Sarasota County, Florida, drawn from 51 qualifying public schools. EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 86.3%, against a median of 51.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Sarasota County, Florida

Top % FRL

86.3%

Median % FRL

51.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	451	86.3%
2	ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	453	84.3%
3	GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	654	81.2%
4	TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	698	79.4%
5	GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	749	74.8%
6	BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	811	73.2%
7	WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	422	72.5%
8	DREAMERS ACADEMY	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	519	69.4%
9	HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	945	68.8%
10	OAK PARK SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Combined	211	66.8%
11	CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	813	66.2%
12	LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	1,025	64.0%
13	BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	1,479	62.2%
14	ATWATER ELEMENTARY	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	892	61.8%
15	BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	590	61.7%
16	MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	693	61.2%
17	BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	724	59.7%
18	SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	193	55.4%
19	FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	704	55.0%
20	GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	596	54.9%
21	TOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	841	54.1%
22	SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	997	53.0%
23	BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	547	51.9%
24	GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	529	51.6%
25	NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,557	51.5%
26	WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	1,040	51.2%
27	ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ENGLEWOOD, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	564	45.9%
28	COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	409	44.0%
29	ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	527	40.2%
30	SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	747	40.2%
31	VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	732	39.5%
32	SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,359	37.6%
33	VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	616	37.5%
34	LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL	NOKOMIS, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	1,384	36.1%
35	PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	696	34.8%
36	STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	High	290	32.8%
37	TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	844	32.6%
38	SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	556	31.5%
39	RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,637	30.3%
40	LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	741	28.2%
41	ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	964	28.0%
42	VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,579	26.9%
43	TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	864	25.3%
44	SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	1,290	22.3%
45	SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	696	22.1%
46	SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	823	21.3%
47	STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	328	18.9%
48	PINE VIEW SCHOOL	OSPREY, FL	SARASOTA	Combined	1,752	10.3%
49	SKY ACADEMY VENICE	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	293	4.8%
50	IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	433	3.5%

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