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Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences

717 Central Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236

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Serving 749 students in grades 6-8, Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving is 72% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving is 70% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Florida state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 749 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 43%
: Top 20% in FL
: 72% (Top 20%)
: 70% (Top 20%)
: 60% (Top 30%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

School Overview

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences's student population of 749 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 40 teachers has declined by 6% over five school years.

School Type

Charter School

Grades Offered

Grades 6-8
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences
6	266
7	249
8	234

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Total Students

749 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences
2023	746
2022	752
2021	757
2020	750
2019	750
2018	751
2017	751
2016	751
2015	750
2014	754
2013	748
2012	750
2011	681
2010	672
2009	630
2008	603
2007	590
2006	571
2005	536
2004	453
2003	328
2002	238
2001	328
2000	224
1999	117

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

40 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences
2023	40
2022	40
2021	40
2020	43
2019	43
2018	45
2017	45
2016	44
2015	44
2014	44
2013	42
2012	39
2011	41
2010	38
2009	39
2008	35
2007	6
2006	46
2005	30
2004	24
2003	21

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School Rankings

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences ranks within the top 20% of all 3,704 schools in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences is 0.60, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (FL)

#550 out of 3704 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences
2022	#550
2021	#367
2019	#396
2018	#410
2017	#354
2016	#300
2015	#177
2013	#275
2012	#282
2011	#259
2010	#428

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72%

52%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2022	72%	52%	64%
2021	72%	48%	63%
2019	81%	59%	71%
2018	79%	58%	72%
2017	79%	57%	70%
2016	79%	54%	68%
2015	83%	53%	67%
2013	77%	58%	68%
2012	77%	57%	68%
2011	87%	68%	76%
2010	83%	68%	75%

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70%

52%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2022	70%	52%	62%
2021	74%	52%	63%
2019	76%	56%	66%
2018	75%	55%	72%
2017	75%	54%	66%
2016	74%	52%	65%
2015	77%	53%	66%
2014	76%	58%	70%
2013	80%	58%	69%
2012	77%	57%	69%
2011	85%	62%	71%

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60%

52%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2022	60%	52%	62%
2021	64%	51%	64%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2004-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	19:1	17:1	15:1
2022	19:1	16:1	15:1
2021	19:1	16:1	15:1
2020	17:1	16:1	15:1
2019	17:1	16:1	15:1
2018	17:1	16:1	14:1
2017	17:1	15:1	14:1
2016	17:1	16:1	14:1
2015	17:1	16:1	14:1
2014	17:1	15:1	14:1
2013	18:1	15:1	14:1
2012	19:1	15:1	14:1
2011	17:1	15:1	15:1
2010	18:1	15:1	14:1
2009	16:1	14:1	15:1
2008	17:1	15:1	14:1
2006	12:1	16:1	14:1
2005	18:1	16:1	15:1
2004	19:1	17:1	16:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	1%	3%	3%
2022	1%	3%	3%
2021	2%	3%	3%
2020	2%	3%	3%
2019	2%	3%	3%
2018	2%	4%	3%
2017	2%	4%	3%
2016	2%	3%	2%
2015	2%	3%	2%
2014	2%	3%	2%
2013	2%	3%	3%
2012	2%	3%	3%
2011	2%	3%	2%
2010	3%	4%	4%
2009	3%	4%	4%
2008	3%	3%	4%
2007	2%	3%	3%
2006	1%	2%	2%
2005	1%	3%	2%
2004	1%	3%	2%
2003	1%	3%	2%

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Hispanic

27%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	28%	37%	23%
2022	28%	36%	22%
2021	28%	35%	22%
2020	26%	34%	21%
2019	26%	34%	21%
2018	27%	32%	20%
2017	27%	32%	20%
2016	28%	32%	20%
2015	25%	31%	19%
2014	21%	30%	19%
2013	21%	29%	18%
2012	20%	29%	17%
2011	20%	28%	16%
2010	17%	27%	15%
2009	15%	26%	14%
2008	16%	26%	13%
2007	13%	25%	14%
2006	13%	24%	12%
2005	10%	23%	11%
2004	7%	22%	10%
2003	6%	21%	9%
2002	3%	20%	8%
2001	5%	19%	7%
2000	5%	18%	6%
1999	3%	17%	5%

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Black

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	6%	21%	8%
2022	8%	21%	8%
2021	8%	22%	8%
2020	8%	22%	9%
2019	8%	22%	9%
2018	7%	22%	9%
2017	7%	22%	9%
2016	8%	23%	9%
2015	7%	23%	9%
2014	7%	23%	9%
2013	7%	23%	9%
2012	7%	23%	9%
2011	6%	23%	9%
2010	11%	24%	10%
2009	15%	24%	10%
2008	17%	24%	11%
2007	17%	24%	10%
2006	12%	24%	9%
2005	11%	24%	10%
2004	7%	24%	10%
2003	4%	24%	10%
2002	9%	25%	10%
2001	12%	25%	10%
2000	7%	25%	10%
1999	5%	25%	10%

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White

57%

35%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	59%	35%	60%
2022	58%	36%	61%
2021	58%	36%	61%
2020	60%	37%	62%
2019	60%	37%	62%
2018	60%	39%	64%
2017	60%	39%	64%
2016	59%	39%	65%
2015	62%	40%	65%
2014	65%	41%	65%
2013	65%	42%	66%
2012	66%	42%	67%
2011	65%	43%	67%
2010	66%	45%	71%
2009	64%	46%	72%
2008	64%	47%	72%
2007	66%	48%	73%
2006	73%	50%	77%
2005	77%	50%	77%
2004	85%	51%	78%
2003	89%	52%	79%
2002	88%	52%	80%
2001	80%	54%	81%
2000	85%	55%	83%
1999	89%	56%	84%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	6%	4%	6%
2022	5%	4%	6%
2021	4%	4%	6%
2020	4%	4%	5%
2019	4%	4%	5%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	4%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	4%	3%	5%
2014	4%	3%	5%
2013	4%	3%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.60

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	0.57	0.70	0.58
2022	0.58	0.70	0.57
2021	0.58	0.70	0.57
2020	0.57	0.70	0.56
2019	0.57	0.70	0.56
2018	0.57	0.70	0.54
2017	0.57	0.70	0.54
2016	0.57	0.70	0.54
2015	0.55	0.70	0.53
2014	0.53	0.69	0.53
2013	0.53	0.69	0.53
2012	0.53	0.69	0.52
2011	0.54	0.69	0.51
2010	0.54	0.69	0.45
2009	0.56	0.69	0.45
2008	0.56	0.68	0.44
2007	0.54	0.67	0.43
2006	0.44	0.64	0.39
2005	0.39	0.65	0.38
2004	0.27	0.64	0.36
2003	0.20	0.63	0.35
2002	0.22	0.63	0.35
2001	0.35	0.62	0.33
2000	0.27	0.62	0.30
1999	0.20	0.61	0.30

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

33%

47%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	31%	49%	41%
2022	35%	50%	41%
2021	32%	50%	40%
2020	34%	50%	40%
2019	34%	50%	40%
2018	34%	53%	42%
2017	34%	53%	42%
2016	36%	48%	44%
2015	35%	53%	43%
2014	34%	52%	39%
2013	29%	51%	43%
2012	30%	50%	42%
2011	28%	49%	41%
2010	31%	45%	36%
2009	26%	40%	31%
2008	20%	36%	26%
2007	25%	36%	26%
2006	19%	37%	23%
2005	24%	39%	30%
2004	18%	37%	25%
2003	12%	37%	26%
2002	18%	36%	26%
2001	11%	36%	26%
2000	8%	37%	27%
1999	18%	37%	27%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences	Florida	Sarasota School District
2023	10%	4%	7%
2022	8%	3%	6%
2021	6%	4%	6%
2020	6%	6%	7%
2019	6%	6%	7%
2018	6%	5%	6%
2017	6%	5%	6%
2016	6%	4%	5%
2015	8%	5%	6%
2014	8%	6%	6%
2013	13%	7%	9%
2012	9%	7%	9%
2011	9%	7%	8%
2010	10%	9%	10%
2009	11%	9%	10%
2008	11%	9%	9%
2007	10%	9%	11%
2006	6%	9%	7%
2005	9%	9%	11%
2004	10%	9%	10%
2003	9%	9%	10%
2002	8%	9%	11%
2001	5%	9%	12%
2000	5%	8%	11%
1999	7%	8%	10%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Sarasota School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences's ranking?

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences is ranked #550 out of 3,704 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Florida.

What schools are Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences often compared to?

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciencesis often viewed alongside schools like Sarasota Middle School, Sarasota Suncoast Academy by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

72% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average), while 70% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average).

How many students attend Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences?

749 students attend Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

57% of Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences students are White, 27% of students are Hispanic, 9% of students are Two or more races, 5% of students are Black, and 2% of students are Asian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences?

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences has a student ration of 19:1, which is higher than the Florida state average of 17:1.

What grades does Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences offer ?

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences offers enrollment in grades 6-8 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences part of?

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences is part of Sarasota School District.

In what neighborhood is Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences located?

Sarasota School Of Arts/sciences is located in the Rosemary District neighborhood of Sarasota, FL. There are 1 other public schools located in Rosemary District.

School Reviews

5 12/11/2020

This school is amazing the students are all respectful and are very nice. The teachers are strict in a good way and fun which make very fun to learn. I would 10/10 recommend this school.

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Quick Stats (2025)

School Type: Charter School
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 749 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 43%
: Top 20%
: 72% (Top 20%)
: 70% (Top 20%)
: 60% (Top 30%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education