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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Sarasota County, Florida

50 public schools in Sarasota County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. PINE VIEW SCHOOL leads the list at 99.3%, against a median of 61.1% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

99.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

61.1%

BEST IN READING · SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	PINE VIEW SCHOOL	OSPREY, FL	SARASOTA	Combined	1,752	99.3%
2	SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	556	88.5%
3	SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	696	85.5%
4	SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	1,290	80.0%
5	LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	741	79.0%
6	TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	844	78.2%
7	ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	964	77.1%
8	SKY ACADEMY ENGLEWOOD	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	327	76.8%
9	BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	547	76.7%
10	VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	616	75.5%
11	STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	High	290	75.5%
12	TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	864	75.2%
13	SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	747	73.9%
14	SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	823	73.8%
15	STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	328	73.7%
16	ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ENGLEWOOD, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	564	73.1%
17	PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	696	72.9%
18	LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL	NOKOMIS, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	1,384	71.2%
19	RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,637	67.5%
20	VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,579	67.5%
21	TOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	841	66.6%
22	VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	732	65.5%
23	FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	704	63.8%
24	COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	409	62.0%
25	GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	529	61.1%
26	ATWATER ELEMENTARY	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	892	61.0%
27	ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	527	60.9%
28	CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	813	60.4%
29	HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	945	60.0%
30	SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,359	59.5%
31	GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	596	58.2%
32	WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	1,040	56.9%
33	SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	193	56.8%
34	LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	1,025	55.2%
35	BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	724	53.9%
36	MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	693	53.7%
37	ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	453	52.8%
38	GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	749	52.5%
39	BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	590	50.9%
40	NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL	NORTH PORT, FL	SARASOTA	High	2,557	50.0%
41	SKY ACADEMY VENICE	VENICE, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	293	47.2%
42	EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	451	46.7%
43	IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	433	45.8%
44	SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	997	45.4%
45	TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	698	44.7%
46	BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	High	1,479	44.4%
47	BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Middle	811	43.7%
48	WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	422	40.8%
49	DREAMERS ACADEMY	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	519	40.4%
50	GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	SARASOTA	Elementary	654	40.4%

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