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If you could change one rule at SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,359
High
DISTRICT 1,364 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168001838
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL
2155 BAHIA VISTA ST, SARASOTA, FL 34239 · (941) 955-0181 · Sarasota County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,359 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
887 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 632 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 622 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 565 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 540 | 23% |
Student demographics
58%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
59.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,359 | 37.6% | 52.7% |
| MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUART | 2,055 | 35.6% | 53.8% |
| JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL JENSEN BEACH | 1,722 | 39.4% | 59.4% |
| DURANT HIGH SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 2,504 | 36.6% | 52.3% |
| NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 1,938 | 32.9% | 54.1% |
| CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL PUNTA GORDA | 1,872 | 36.5% | 52.6% |
Matched among Florida high 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 SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #276 of 555 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #421 of 549 ▲ 6 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #230 of 559 ▲ 84 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,359 | #96 of 830 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #135 of 575 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #285 of 594 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #386 of 630 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #126 of 246 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,359
+51 (+2%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 2,280
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 2,359 | 121 | 19.5:1 | 38% (887) |
| 2023-24 | 2,509 | 124 | 20.2:1 | 43% (1,071) |
| 2022-23 | 2,528 | 128.6 | 19.7:1 | 43% (1,090) |
| 2020-21 | 2,308 | 107 | 21.6:1 | 42% (974) |
| 2017-18 | 2,117 | 108 | 19.6:1 | 51% (1,079) |
| 2015-16 | 2,089 | 103 | 20.3:1 | 46% (954) |
| 2010-11 | 1,993 | 107 | 18.6:1 | 41% (827) |
| 2000-01 | 2,438 | 103 | 23.7:1 | 23% (556) |
| 1990-91 | 2,280 | 124 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL.
About SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL
SARASOTA, Florida, is home to SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school. School enrollment was 2,359 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 128% above that.
SARASOTA has 60 schools; together they serve 45,246 students.
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 55% White. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Sarasota County's population at about 82%. By the diversity index, SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 58%.
The teaching staff at SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL is 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, higher than at this school. About 38% of students, or 887, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Florida public high schools, SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL is 9.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (52.7% versus 62.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Among Sarasota County residents, median household income is about $83,416, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Sarasota County, which together enroll about 45,253 students.
The closest public school, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES, is about 0.2 miles from SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.9%; SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL's is 52.7%, ranking 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL is City: Small.
Federal data show 2,308 students in 2020-21 and 2,359 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.6:1 to 19.5:1.
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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
- PINE VIEW SCHOOLCombined · 1,752 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOLElementary · 1,384 students
Other schools in SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,290 students
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMYHigh · 997 students
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 964 students
- TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 864 students
Nearby schools
- SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES0.2 mi · 96
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 453
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 696
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY1.5 mi · 997
- TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 698
- SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES1.6 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL?
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,359 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.5:1 (121 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL?
At SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SARASOTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.