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B+
Schools in Longboat Key · Sarasota County School District, Manatee County School District

Longboat Key’s public schools outscore 68% of Florida districts

60% of students in Longboat Key’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Longboat Key, 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.

#216of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
56%
▲ 4 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 8 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 · Manatee County
Students per teacher
16.7
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
79,513 students on the public path
In brief

Longboat Key’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 86 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Longboat Key’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 60% across both districts 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

Sarasota County spends $15,458 per student and Manatee County $12,296, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Longboat Key’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Florida school districts, #216 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores are above the Florida average; graduation is below it.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (86)Better than 45%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 53,234 test results and a graduating class of 3,636 could put Longboat Key anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Longboat Key’s students in the tested grades sat them (50,222 in math, 56,244 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

57 schools teach K in Longboat Key’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Laurel Nokomis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nokomis
A
1,384 students14:1Rate it →
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 →
Lamarque Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B+
1,025 students14:1Rate it →
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1Rate 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 →
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1Rate it →
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
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 →
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1Rate it →
Glenallen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B
749 students15:1Rate it →
Gene Witt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A+
742 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
741 students15:1Rate 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 →
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 →
Gilbert W McNeal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
672 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Garden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Venice
A
529 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 →
Alta Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
453 students14:1Rate it →
Blackburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B
452 students13:1Rate 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 →
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–557 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–820 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
9–1214 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Longboat Key runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sarasota County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Manatee County School District, shared with Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Bradenton, Holmes Beach and Palmetto. Its elementary school is in Nokomis. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Longboat Key

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−
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

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sarasota County School District62%
State average 52.1% · 26767 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sarasota County School District64%
State average 52.2% · 23860 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Manatee County School District50%
State average 52.1% · 29477 students tested
Math · PK–12, Manatee County School District57%
State average 52.2% · 26362 students tested

Longboat Key vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Longboat Key’s borders.

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

Every school in Longboat Key

87 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 Longboat Keyin other towns
Laurel Nokomis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nokomis
A
1,384 students14:1Rate it →
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1Rate it →
Lamarque Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B+
1,025 students14:1Rate it →
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1Rate 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 →
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1Rate it →
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
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 →
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1Rate it →
Glenallen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B
749 students15:1Rate it →
Gene Witt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A+
742 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
741 students15:1Rate 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 →
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 →
Gilbert W McNeal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
672 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Englewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Englewood
A−
564 students15:1Rate 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 →
Alta Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
B
453 students14:1Rate it →
Blackburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
B
452 students13:1Rate 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 →
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 →
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 →
Buffalo Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmetto
B+
1,171 students22:1Rate it →
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Port
B+
1,040 students17:1Rate it →
W. D. Sugg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
C−
1,017 students23:1Rate it →
Heron Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Port
B
945 students15:1Rate 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 →
Booker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarasota
C+
811 students13:1Rate 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 →
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 →
Carlos E. Haile Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradenton
A−
715 students21:1Rate it →
McIntosh Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sarasota
B+
693 students16:1Rate 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 →
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 →
Lakewood Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradenton
B+
2,422 students25:1Rate it →
Sarasota High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sarasota
B+
2,359 students19:1Rate 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 →
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 Longboat Key’s schools

Are Longboat Key’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Longboat Key children attend outscore 68% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #216 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Longboat Key in?

Two districts: Sarasota County School District runs grades PK–12, and Manatee County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Bradenton, Holmes Beach and Palmetto.

Where do Longboat Key kids go to high school?

One of 14 high schools, depending on your address: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School, Lakewood Ranch High School, Sarasota High School, Parrish Community High School, Palmetto High School, Manatee High School, Pine View School, Braden River High School, Southeast High School, Booker High School, Bayshore High School and Suncoast Polytechnical High School.

What is Longboat Key’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 Longboat Key spend per student?

$15,458 in Sarasota County School District and $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.