📍 700 Center Rd, Venice, Sarasota County, 34285
Garden Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Venice, Sarasota County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sarasota school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Garden Elementary School enrolls 513 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 513 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garden Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 74.
Garden Elementary School is one of 62 schools in SARASOTA, based in SARASOTA, Florida. The district serves 45,246 students district-wide and employs 2,942 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Garden Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 730 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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