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BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

3636 S SHADE AVE, SARASOTA, FL 34239 · (941) 361-6472 · Sarasota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 794
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
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 620428%
Grade 725135%
Grade 826937%
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%
White
29541%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
29140%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
8612%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
426%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
37452%
Female
35048%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.9%62.3%
2023-2450.8%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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Where BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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#8 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.9%#279 of 560#8 of 11
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
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.7%#335 of 379N/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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
724
-28 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.7:1
% White
41%
was 54%
% Hispanic
40%
was 30%
% Black
12%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-257244815.1:160% (432)
2023-247035213.5:165% (458)
2022-237454715.8:166% (494)
2017-187525513.7:167% (507)
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.

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 4% from its 2017-18 level of 752. White enrollment as a share of the school dropped from 54% to 41%. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2017-18 and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Sarasota County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
SARASOTA
Address
3636 S SHADE AVE, SARASOTA, FL 34239
Phone
(941) 361-6472
County
Sarasota County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
724
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
432 (60%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
120168001841
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
How 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.
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