CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in NORTH PORT, Florida, overseen by SARASOTA, with 813 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

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

In terms of who attends, CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Sarasota County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Sarasota County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 66.0%, a residual of +18.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sarasota County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,416 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sarasota County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 2.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.5%.

CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 813 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.