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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168001850
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 MIAMI AVE E, VENICE, FL 34285 · (941) 486-2111 · Sarasota County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
231 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
Student demographics
38%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
75.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
81.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 82.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #199 of 2,136 | #4 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #234 of 2,149 | #5 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #268 of 2,149 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #974 of 2,267 | #17 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #157 of 2,077 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #1,701 of 2,108 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #407 of 621 | #10 of 13 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
616
+38 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
77%
was 81%
% Hispanic
11%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 616 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 38% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 45.6 | 13.8:1 | 40% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 46.6 | 13.1:1 | 43% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 45% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in VENICE, Florida. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 616 students in 2024-25.
SARASOTA is the local district for VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 60 schools with 45,246 students.
At VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 77% of students are White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 38%.
Its staff includes 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 38%.
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outperforms its prediction by 16.4 points. The model expects 62.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida; the school's rate is 78.8%.
In Sarasota County, home to about 459,547 people, the median household earns about $83,416 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Sarasota County with 62 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 616, up from 578 in 2017-18. Over the same years, the White share decreased from 81% to 77%.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 VENICE
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,579 students
- TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
- VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 732 students
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 529 students
- ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMYMiddle · 328 students
Nearby schools
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,579
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY1.1 mi · 328
- ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL2.3 mi · 527
- LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,384
- SKY ACADEMY VENICE2.8 mi · 293
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-05.
Is VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SARASOTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.