Sarasota Suncoast Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota Suncoast Academy in Sarasota, Florida enrolled 823 students in 2024-25 with 48.0 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69-73% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 77% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

836 students in 2022-23, 817 students in 2023-24, 823 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.0 to 48.0.

Students enrolled at Sarasota Suncoast Academy by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238362023-248172024-25823
Students enrolled at Sarasota Suncoast Academy by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238362023-248172024-25823
Students enrolled at Sarasota Suncoast Academy by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238362023-248172024-25823
Students enrolled at Sarasota Suncoast Academy by school year2022-23: 836, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238362023-248172024-25823
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383651.016.4
2023-2481751.016.0
2024-2582348.017.1

17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 17.1; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 839 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sarasota Suncoast Academy enrolled 839 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 839 of the 839 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.0% of students were White, 12.5% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.0%
  2. Hispanic12.5%
  3. Two or more races5.0%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. Asian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sarasota Suncoast Academy scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2269‑73%62%53%
Math, 2022-2377%66% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Sarasota

21 public elementary schools in Sarasota report 2024-25 enrollment; Sarasota Suncoast Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ashton Elementary School96416.520.6%
Tatum Ridge Elementary School86415.520.6%
Sarasota Suncoast Academy82317.117.4%
Lakeview Elementary School74115.120.2%
Fruitville Elementary School70413.544.0%
Tuttle Elementary School69813.767.5%
Phillippi Shores Elementary School69615.828.6%
Southside Elementary School69615.118.4%

All public schools in Sarasota →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sarasota Suncoast Academy

  1. Lakeview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 741 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Ashton Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 964 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Sarasota Suncoast Academy with Lakeview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sarasota County Schools spends per student$14,033 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,033
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaSarasota Suncoast Academy is the number 409 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#409 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sarasota Suncoast Academy

  1. How many students attend Sarasota Suncoast Academy?
    823 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 836 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sarasota, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sarasota Suncoast Academy?
    17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sarasota Suncoast Academy a Title I school?
    Sarasota Suncoast Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sarasota Suncoast Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sarasota Suncoast Academy scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sarasota Suncoast Academy in?
    Sarasota County Schools, NCES district ID 1201680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120168004199 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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