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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168003799
ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
2001 PINEBROOK RD, VENICE, FL 34292 · (941) 484-4999 · Sarasota County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
212 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
48%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
60.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.4pp 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 51 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 55.3% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL this school | 527 | 40.2% | 59.9% |
| FELIX A WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 500 | 40.2% | 68.3% |
| ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCOA | 597 | 42.5% | 70.6% |
| GENEVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENEVA | 486 | 42.2% | 70.4% |
| ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 489 | 35.2% | 93.8% |
| EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY FERNANDINA BEACH | 639 | 41.5% | 69.5% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #876 of 2,136 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,514 of 2,149 ▼ 367 | #27 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #802 of 2,149 ▼ 150 | #17 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #1,309 of 2,267 | #23 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #225 of 2,077 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #1,425 of 2,108 | #19 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #1,572 of 2,188 | #20 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #454 of 1,374 | #3 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. 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
527
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 40% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 48% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 51% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 48 | 11.0:1 | 44% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 58 | 11.5:1 | 45% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 63 | 11.1:1 | 37% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 28% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL.
About ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL is an elementary school in VENICE, Florida, according to federal school records. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 527 students.
SARASOTA enrolls 45,246 students, and its 60 schools include ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL.
At ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, 69% of students are White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Sarasota County is about 82% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
A staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.5:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Florida public elementary schools, ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL would be expected to post about 61.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Sarasota County show that median household income comes to about $83,416, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 63, with about 45,253 students.
LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 59.9% is below the 73.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 527, starting from 529. The school's ratio increased from 11.0:1 to 13.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 529 students
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMYMiddle · 328 students
Nearby schools
- LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,384
- VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 616
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 2,579
- SKY ACADEMY VENICE3.2 mi · 293
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY3.3 mi · 328
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOLHow large is ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL serve?
ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL are roughly 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL in?
ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL is part of SARASOTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.