WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2700 PANACEA BLVD, in NORTH PORT, Florida, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized 6-8 campus that educates 1,040 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within SARASOTA. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Within SARASOTA, which oversees 60 schools and 45,246 students, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Sarasota County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 58.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sarasota County put median household income runs about $83,416, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sarasota County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,253 students), of which WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ATWATER ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 64.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 13%, going from 918 students in 2018 to 1,040 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 61%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.