State/Public Elementary Open

Sarasota Academy of the Arts

๐Ÿ“ 4466 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, Sarasota County, 34232

171
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sarasota Academy of the Arts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sarasota, Sarasota County. The school has 171 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sarasota school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Sarasota

Enrollment & staffing

Sarasota Academy of the Arts enrolls 171 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
69 (40%)
Female students
102 (60%)
Teachers (FTE)
15.3
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White9757%
Hispanic or Latino5029%
Two or more races179.9%
Black or African American52.9%
Asian21.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

95 of the school's 171 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

Sarasota Academy of the Arts is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 72.

School district: SARASOTA

Sarasota Academy of the Arts 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 171 students, Sarasota Academy of the Arts is smaller than the district average of about 730 students per school.

45,246
District students
62
Schools
2,942
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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