SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES

Located at 845 S SCHOOL AVE, in SARASOTA, Florida, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is an one-room-style elementary-level community that educates 96 students (grades K through 5), part of SARASOTA. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 84% below typical.

Within SARASOTA, which oversees 60 schools and 45,246 students, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES logs that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 4% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sarasota County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 40.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sarasota County indicate median household income runs about $83,416, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sarasota County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES. On composite proficiency, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 60.6%.

SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 75%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 19% to 44%. Class-load math has grew: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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