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What's the one class at VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
732
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARASOTA·NCES 120168002462
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1900 CENTER RD, VENICE, FL 34292 · (941) 486-2100 · Sarasota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
289 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 245 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 39% |
Student demographics
44%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
65.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
71.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 74.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 732 | 39.5% | 66.2% |
| LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL LECANTO | 786 | 40.6% | 58.8% |
| THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL PACE | 823 | 40.1% | 72.4% |
| L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL ROTONDA WEST | 625 | 37.0% | 60.7% |
| HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAVARRE | 823 | 41.4% | 70.2% |
| CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 752 | 44.5% | 59.0% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Sarasota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #126 of 560 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #146 of 560 ▼ 51 | #5 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #140 of 560 ▲ 31 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #350 of 584 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #51 of 547 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #434 of 553 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #414 of 565 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #86 of 137 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
732
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,391
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 732 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 39% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 39% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 37% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 39% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 50% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 50% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 47% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 1,477 | 78 | 18.9:1 | 41% (606) |
| 1990-91 | 1,391 | 69 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in VENICE, Florida. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 732 students on the rolls.
Besides VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SARASOTA runs 59 other schools. The district enrolls 45,246 students.
About 73% of the student body at VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Sarasota County residents are about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.3 students per teacher. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 39% of the student body.
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Florida public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 61.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.2%.
For Sarasota County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,416 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Sarasota County has 63 public schools.
TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.7%; VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 66.2%, ranking 5th of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 799 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 732.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 616 students
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 529 students
- ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMYMiddle · 328 students
Nearby schools
- TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 844
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 529
- SKY ACADEMY VENICE2.9 mi · 293
- STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE3.3 mi · 290
- COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK3.4 mi · 409
- ISLAND VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL5.1 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 06-08.
Is VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SARASOTA in Sarasota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.