Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168003508
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES
845 S SCHOOL AVE, SARASOTA, FL 34237 · (941) 952-5277 · Sarasota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
82 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
66%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +19.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 16.7% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES this school | 96 | 85.4% | 40.2% |
| LEGACY PREPARATORY ACADEMY TAMPA | 102 | 94.1% | 40.6% |
| BROWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 138 | 75.4% | 36.6% |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FORT LAUDERDALE | 164 | 90.9% | 49.5% |
| ST. PETER'S ACADEMY VERO BEACH | 120 | 100.0% | 62.9% |
| GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 162 | 82.7% | 35.8% |
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 SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #2,209 of 2,267 | #31 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -75.3% | #3 of 1,374 | #1 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
96
-90 (-48%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 85% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 10.6 | 9.7:1 | 86% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 12.6 | 11.2:1 | 86% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 82% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 92% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 38 | 11.3:1 | 83% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 77% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 24% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES.
About SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is a small elementary school in Florida, with an address in SARASOTA. The school reports 96 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
SARASOTA is responsible for 60 schools, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES included, with 45,246 students in all.
Enrollment at SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 44%. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Sarasota County is about 4% Black. By the diversity index, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES comes in at 66%.
Its teaching staff equals 7 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Sarasota County is 41 points.
The allk12 Grade for SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is C. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (40.2%) and its predicted rate (38.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Among Sarasota County residents, 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. SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is one of 63 public schools in Sarasota County, which together enroll about 45,253 students.
The nearest public school is SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics. SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is a publicly funded charter school.
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES reported 186 students in 2020-21 and 96 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.6:1 to 13.7:1.
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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
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- 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 HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 2,359
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 453
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 696
- SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY1.4 mi · 997
- TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 698
- SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES1.5 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIESHow many students attend SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES?
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES enrolls approximately 96 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES serve?
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES have?
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES?
At SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES, the student body is approximately 15% White, 34% Hispanic, 44% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES public or private?
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SARASOTA.
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