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Sarasota High School
B+

Sarasota High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2155 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota, FL 34239 · (941) 955-0181 · Part of Sarasota County School District

Sarasota’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Florida school districts

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Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,359
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sarasota High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

Where Sarasota kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Brookside Middle School724 students
9–12Sarasota High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2155 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9632
Grade 10622
Grade 11565
Grade 12540
Enrollment over time
2,308’20
2,508’21
2,528’22
2,509’23
2,359’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 33%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sarasota High School from Sarasota families.

Other schools in Sarasota County School District

The district →
Laurel Nokomis School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nokomis
A
1,384 students14:1
Lamarque Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
B+
1,025 students14:1
Ashton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A+
964 students16:1
Atwater Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Port
A−
892 students16:1
Tatum Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sarasota
A
864 students16:1
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Venice
A−
844 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Sarasota’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.