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Enrollment
747
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168003265
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
717 CENTRAL AVE, SARASOTA, FL 34236 · (941) 330-1855 · Sarasota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Florida public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
300 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%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
73.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
81.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 80.1% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES this school | 747 | 40.2% | 74.6% |
| ROCK LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 898 | 38.4% | 72.2% |
| MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNT DORA | 845 | 40.0% | 49.7% |
| GULFVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 556 | 41.4% | 76.2% |
| CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 715 | 44.2% | 65.7% |
| ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY BRADENTON | 708 | 45.1% | 71.8% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #66 of 560 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #68 of 560 ▼ 2 | #4 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #64 of 560 ▼ 26 | #3 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #334 of 584 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #223 of 547 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #225 of 553 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #406 of 565 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #366 of 379 | N/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. 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
747
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+128% since 2000-01, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 747 | 40 | 18.7:1 | 40% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 40 | 18.7:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 42% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 757 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 38% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 46% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 43% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 37% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | N/A | N/A | 15% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES.
About SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is a mid-sized middle school in SARASOTA, Florida, that operates as a charter school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 747 students.
SARASOTA has 60 schools and 45,246 students, and SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is one of those schools.
The share of White students at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is 53%, a majority. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Sarasota County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES are from different groups.
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.7:1. The school's 18.7:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for middle schools in Florida. Roughly 40% of students at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES lands at A, ahead of 92% of Florida public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.0% at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.6%.
For Sarasota County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,416 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Sarasota County number 63, with about 45,253 students.
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES's nearest public school is SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NCES lists SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES as a charter school.
The school's size has been steady, with 757 students in 2020-21 and 747 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 SARASOTA
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,637 students
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,359 students
- BOOKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,479 students
- SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,290 students
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMYHigh · 997 students
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 964 students
Nearby schools
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY0.3 mi · 997
- CHILDREN FIRST0.8 mi · 24
- BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS1.5 mi · 547
- SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES1.5 mi · 96
- SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,359
- EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCESWhat is the total enrollment at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES?
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES serve?
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES.
What is the student diversity at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES?
Student demographics at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES are roughly 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES in?
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is part of SARASOTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.