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Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168001841
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
3636 S SHADE AVE, SARASOTA, FL 34239 · (941) 361-6472 · Sarasota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
432 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 204 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 37% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 64.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 724 | 59.7% | 57.6% |
| MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 693 | 61.2% | 53.5% |
| SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 775 | 61.4% | 57.8% |
| DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 712 | 58.4% | 53.0% |
| BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 668 | 62.7% | 34.5% |
| SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBRING | 840 | 59.3% | 53.8% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #218 of 560 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #227 of 560 ▼ 59 | #8 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #279 of 560 ▼ 36 | #8 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #358 of 584 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #17 of 547 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #146 of 553 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #179 of 565 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #335 of 379 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
724
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,126
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 724 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 60% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 65% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 66% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 60% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 55 | 13.7:1 | 67% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 64% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 66 | 15.7:1 | 59% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 1,084 | 55 | 19.7:1 | 40% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 1,126 | 59 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school with its address in SARASOTA, Florida. School enrollment was 724 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
SARASOTA enrolls 45,246 students, and its 60 schools include BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
The most common group at BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is White students, at 41%. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Sarasota County, the White share is about 82%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.1:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 60%. That is 16 points above the 44% average for public schools in Sarasota County.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 51.3%. It scores 57.6%, 6.3 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Sarasota County show that the median household income is $83,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 63 public schools in Sarasota County, enrolling about 45,253 students in all.
Nearby, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment dropped 3% from its 2020-21 level of 749.
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Sarasota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
459,547
Census ACS
Median income
$83,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
45,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,579 students
- NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,557 students
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- PINE VIEW SCHOOLCombined · 1,752 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
Other schools in SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,290 students
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMYHigh · 997 students
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 964 students
Other Brookside Middle schools
One other US public school is named Brookside Middle. BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Brookside Middle SchoolSheffield Village, OH · 259 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 696
- PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 696
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,637
- WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 422
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,359
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 41% White, 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of SARASOTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.