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Schools in Desoto Acres

Desoto Acres’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?32/38schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 19% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
37,487 students on the public path
In brief

Desoto Acres’s schools, in brief

School by school

32 of Desoto Acres’s 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Pine View School places highest (better than 100%); Emma E. Booker Elementary School lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

24 elementary schools serve Desoto Acres, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and seven high schools: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School, Sarasota High School, Pine View School, Booker High School and Suncoast Polytechnical 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 Desoto Acres, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Desoto Acres’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Laurel Nokomis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nokomis
A
1,384 students14:1Rate it →
Lamarque Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B+
1,025 students14:1Rate it →
Ashton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A+
964 students16:1Rate it →
Atwater Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
892 students16:1Rate it →
Tatum Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
864 students16:1Rate it →
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Toledo Blade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
841 students18:1Rate it →
Cranberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
813 students15:1Rate it →
Glenallen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B
749 students15:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
741 students15:1Rate it →
Fruitville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A−
704 students14:1Rate it →
Tuttle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
C
698 students14:1Rate it →
Phillippi Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
696 students16:1Rate it →
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sarasota
A+
696 students15:1Rate it →
Gocio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B−
654 students14:1Rate it →
Venice Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A
616 students13:1Rate it →
Gulf Gate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A−
596 students13:1Rate it →
Brentwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
590 students13:1Rate it →
Englewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Englewood
A−
564 students15:1Rate it →
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sarasota
A
547 students16:1Rate it →
Garden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Venice
A
529 students14:1Rate it →
Alta Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
453 students14:1Rate it →
Emma E. Booker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
C−
451 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
C+
422 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sarasota 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.

Sarasota County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 60 schools · 45,246 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$15,458FL $13,006 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 52.1% · 26767 students tested
Math64%
State average 52.2% · 23860 students tested

Desoto Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Desoto Acres’s borders.

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Desoto Acres—Sarasota County

Every school in Desoto Acres

38 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 Desoto Acresin other towns
Laurel Nokomis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nokomis
A
1,384 students14:1Rate it →
Lamarque Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B+
1,025 students14:1Rate it →
Ashton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A+
964 students16:1Rate it →
Atwater Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
892 students16:1Rate it →
Tatum Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
864 students16:1Rate it →
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Toledo Blade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
841 students18:1Rate it →
Cranberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
813 students15:1Rate it →
Glenallen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B
749 students15:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
741 students15:1Rate it →
Fruitville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A−
704 students14:1Rate it →
Tuttle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
C
698 students14:1Rate it →
Phillippi Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
696 students16:1Rate it →
Gocio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B−
654 students14:1Rate it →
Venice Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A
616 students13:1Rate it →
Gulf Gate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A−
596 students13:1Rate it →
Brentwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
590 students13:1Rate it →
Englewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Englewood
A−
564 students15:1Rate it →
Alta Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
453 students14:1Rate it →
Emma E. Booker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
C−
451 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
C+
422 students13:1Rate it →
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sarasota
A+
696 students15:1Rate it →
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sarasota
A
547 students16:1Rate it →
Garden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Venice
A
529 students14:1Rate it →
Pine View School
Grades 2–12 · Osprey
A+
1,752 students17:1Rate it →
Sarasota Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarasota
A+
1,290 students17:1Rate it →
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Port
B+
1,040 students17:1Rate it →
Heron Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Port
B
945 students15:1Rate it →
Booker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarasota
C+
811 students13:1Rate it →
Venice Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Venice
A−
732 students16:1Rate it →
Brookside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarasota
B+
724 students15:1Rate it →
McIntosh Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarasota
B+
693 students16:1Rate it →
Riverview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sarasota
A−
2,637 students20:1Rate it →
Venice Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Venice
A−
2,579 students21:1Rate it →
North Port High School
High · Grades 9–12 · North Port
B
2,557 students20:1Rate it →
Sarasota High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sarasota
B+
2,359 students19:1Rate it →
Booker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sarasota
C
1,479 students18:1Rate it →
Suncoast Polytechnical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sarasota
A
556 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Desoto Acres’s schools

Are Desoto Acres’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Desoto Acres. Sarasota County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Desoto Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 32 of its 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Desoto Acres in?

Sarasota County School District.

Where do Desoto Acres kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School, Sarasota High School, Pine View School, Booker High School and Suncoast Polytechnical 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.