SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES

SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is a medium-sized junior high in SARASOTA, Florida, operated by SARASOTA. The school works with 747 students in grades 6 through 8.

SARASOTA comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 45,246 students; SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is among them.

On demographics, SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Sarasota County shows median household earnings sit near $83,416, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Sarasota County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES. On composite proficiency, SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.

SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES has showed little movement, going from 753 students in 2018 to 747 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 60% to 53%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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