TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in VENICE, Florida, TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within SARASOTA. It caters to 844 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 40% above the state mean of about 604.

TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by SARASOTA, a district that educates 45,246 students overall.

In terms of who attends, TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Sarasota County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sarasota County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Sarasota County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,416 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Sarasota County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), of which TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.8%.

TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 732 (now 844). Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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