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Does GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168001860
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
700 CENTER RD, VENICE, FL 34285 · (941) 486-2110 · Sarasota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
273 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 19% |
Student demographics
49%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
61.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 69.5% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #663 of 2,136 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #903 of 2,149 | #20 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #786 of 2,149 | #15 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #1,305 of 2,267 | #22 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #426 of 2,077 | #12 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #1,417 of 2,108 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #818 of 1,374 | #8 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
529
-76 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.2:1
% White
68%
was 76%
% Hispanic
22%
was 14%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 52% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 55% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 52% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 46 | 13.2:1 | 62% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in VENICE, Florida. The school enrolls 529 students, from kindergarten through 5.
SARASOTA runs 60 schools with a combined 45,246 students. GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 68% White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Sarasota County residents are about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
At GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 37 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 52% of enrollment.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 55.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.4%.
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Sarasota County, where median household income is about $83,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Sarasota County, which together enroll about 45,253 students.
The closest public school to GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is SKY ACADEMY VENICE, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 605 to 529. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 76% to 68%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.3:1, from 13.2:1.
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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 VENICE
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,579 students
- TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
- VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 732 students
- VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 616 students
- ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMYMiddle · 328 students
Nearby schools
- SKY ACADEMY VENICE0.2 mi · 293
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY2.6 mi · 328
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 2,579
- VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 732
- VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 616
- TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
Is GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SARASOTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.