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Schools in Bradenton Beach

Bradenton Beach’s public schools

Manatee County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bradenton Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?29/48schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
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

Bradenton Beach’s schools, in brief

School by school

29 of Bradenton Beach’s 48 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Gene Witt Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Bayshore High School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

33 elementary schools serve Bradenton Beach, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 11 middle schools and seven high schools: 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. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bradenton Beach, with each school’s own grade.

33 schools teach K in Bradenton Beach’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+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Manatee County School 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

Bradenton Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Bradenton Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bradenton Beach—Manatee County
Holmes BeachC+Manatee County
Longboat KeyB+Sarasota County PK–12 · Manatee County PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Manatee County with Bradenton Beach, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bradenton Beach

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 Bradenton Beachin 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 Bradenton Beach’s schools

Are Bradenton Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bradenton Beach. Manatee County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bradenton Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 29 of its 48 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bradenton Beach in?

Manatee County School District.

Where do Bradenton Beach kids go to high school?

One of seven 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.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.