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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
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
About VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized K-5 school in VENICE, Florida, VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 616 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under SARASOTA.
VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by SARASOTA, a district that teaches 45,246 students overall.
On the student-mix side, VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 62.4%; this one delivers 78.8%, a residual of +16.4 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Sarasota County) records that median household income runs about $83,416, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Sarasota County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), of which VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 68.5%.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 7%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 77% across the same window.
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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
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.