ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized elementary school in SARASOTA, Florida, operated by SARASOTA. Current enrollment sits at 453 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Within SARASOTA, which oversees 60 schools and 45,246 students, ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 24% White, 16% Black, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sarasota County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.9%; actual is 58.9%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sarasota County) logs that median household income runs about $83,416, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Sarasota County (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 23%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 29% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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