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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