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C+
Schools in Anna Maria · Manatee County School District

Anna Maria’s public schools score below 62% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Anna Maria, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 5 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 5% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
FL 18.0
Schools in town
0
42,026 students on the public path
In brief

Anna Maria’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 308 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Anna Maria’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,296 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

33 elementary schools, then 11 middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Anna Maria’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Florida school districts. Test scores are above the Florida average; graduation is below it.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (308)Better than 12%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 27,920 test results and a graduating class of 3,636 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Anna Maria’s students in the tested grades sat them (26,362 in math, 29,477 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Anna Maria, with each school’s own grade.

33 schools teach K in Anna Maria’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Barbara A Harvey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Parrish
A−
1,356 students18:1Rate it →
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1Rate it →
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1Rate it →
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1Rate it →
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1Rate it →
Gene Witt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A+
742 students16:1Rate it →
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
736 students16:1Rate it →
Robert H. Prine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
721 students14:1Rate it →
William H. Bashaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B−
720 students15:1Rate it →
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
719 students15:1Rate it →
Bayshore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
711 students15:1Rate it →
Gilbert W McNeal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
672 students15:1Rate it →
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B−
614 students17:1Rate it →
Palm View K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
C−
606 students14:1Rate it →
H. S. Moody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C−
602 students14:1Rate it →
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B+
586 students14:1Rate it →
Tara Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
582 students14:1Rate it →
Oneco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
576 students14:1Rate it →
Braden River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
547 students15:1Rate it →
Samoset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
544 students14:1Rate it →
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
522 students15:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
C+
519 students14:1Rate it →
Sea Breeze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B−
502 students15:1Rate it →
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C−
488 students15:1Rate it →
Florine J Abel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B−
485 students14:1Rate it →
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
D
472 students12:1Rate it →
Blackburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B
452 students13:1Rate it →
Ballard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
421 students14:1Rate it →
Palma Sola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A−
396 students14:1Rate it →
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
381 students15:1Rate it →
Myakka City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myakka City
B+
319 students13:1Rate it →
Anna Maria Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holmes Beach
A
190 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–533 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Anna Maria’s public schools are run by Manatee County School District, which also serves Bradenton Beach, Bradenton, Holmes Beach and Longboat Key and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Manatee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 80 schools · 54,215 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,296FL $13,006 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 52.1% · 29477 students tested
Math57%
State average 52.2% · 26362 students tested

Anna Maria vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Anna Maria’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Anna MariaC+Manatee County
Holmes BeachC+Manatee County

Every school in Anna Maria

49 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Anna Mariain other towns
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1Rate it →
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1Rate it →
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1Rate it →
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1Rate it →
Gene Witt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A+
742 students16:1Rate it →
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
736 students16:1Rate it →
Robert H. Prine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
721 students14:1Rate it →
William H. Bashaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B−
720 students15:1Rate it →
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
719 students15:1Rate it →
Bayshore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
711 students15:1Rate it →
Gilbert W McNeal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
672 students15:1Rate it →
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B−
614 students17:1Rate it →
Palm View K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
C−
606 students14:1Rate it →
H. S. Moody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C−
602 students14:1Rate it →
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B+
586 students14:1Rate it →
Tara Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
582 students14:1Rate it →
Oneco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C
576 students14:1Rate it →
Braden River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
547 students15:1Rate it →
Samoset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
544 students14:1Rate it →
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
522 students15:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
C+
519 students14:1Rate it →
Sea Breeze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
B−
502 students15:1Rate it →
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C−
488 students15:1Rate it →
Florine J Abel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B−
485 students14:1Rate it →
G D Rogers Garden- Bullock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
D
472 students12:1Rate it →
Blackburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B
452 students13:1Rate it →
Ballard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
C+
421 students14:1Rate it →
Palma Sola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A−
396 students14:1Rate it →
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
381 students15:1Rate it →
Myakka City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myakka City
B+
319 students13:1Rate it →
Anna Maria Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holmes Beach
A
190 students12:1Rate it →
Barbara A Harvey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Parrish
A−
1,356 students18:1Rate it →
Buffalo Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmetto
B+
1,171 students22:1Rate it →
W. D. Sugg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C−
1,017 students23:1Rate it →
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A−
933 students22:1Rate it →
Martha B. King Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C+
897 students19:1Rate it →
Braden River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
B
797 students19:1Rate it →
R. Dan Nolan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A
787 students20:1Rate it →
Carlos E. Haile Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A−
715 students21:1Rate it →
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C−
679 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Memorial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmetto
448 students15:1Rate it →
Palmetto High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Palmetto
C−
2,185 students23:1Rate it →
Manatee High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bradenton
C+
1,998 students22:1Rate it →
Southeast High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bradenton
C−
1,638 students21:1Rate it →
Bayshore High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bradenton
D
1,400 students19:1Rate it →
Lakewood Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradenton
B+
2,422 students25:1Rate it →
Parrish Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parrish
B
2,266 students24:1Rate it →
Braden River High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradenton
B−
1,705 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Anna Maria’s schools

Are Anna Maria’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Anna Maria children attend score below 62% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Anna Maria in?

Manatee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 54,215 students in 80 schools (2024–25).

Where do Anna Maria kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Lakewood Ranch High School, Parrish Community High School, Palmetto High School, Manatee High School, Braden River High School, Southeast High School and Bayshore High School.

What is Anna Maria’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Manatee County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Anna Maria spend per student?

$12,296 in Manatee County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.