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Schools in Bee Ridge · Sarasota County School District

Bee Ridge’s public schools beat 86% of Florida districts

The public schools Bee Ridge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

Reading proficiency
63%
▲ 11 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
63%
▲ 15 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 2 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 19% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
FL 18.2 · smaller classes
Schools
4
2,254 students
The School Grade

How Bee Ridge compares

A Test scoresB Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (466)Better than 91%
High confidence. Built on 24,512 tested students and a graduating class of 3,186; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bee Ridge.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ashton Elementary SchoolSarasota County School District
6–8Sarasota Middle SchoolSarasota County School District
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 52%
Math63%
State average 47.9%

Every school in Bee Ridge

4 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
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Within reach

Colleges near Bee Ridge

There’s no college in Bee Ridge, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota in Fruitville, 4.3 miles away.

Colleges →
Galen Health Institutes-SarasotaUniversity or college · For-profit · Fruitville
4.3 mi404 students
Ringling College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sarasota
7 mi1,721 students
Meridian CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Lakewood Ranch
7.3 mi144 students
East West College of Natural MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · Sarasota
7.6 mi57 students
Arizona College of Nursing-SarasotaUniversity or college · For-profit · University Park
7.9 mi98 students
New College of FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Sarasota
8.7 mi732 students
Dragon Rises College of Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bayshore Gardens
11.3 mi62 students
State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaUniversity or college · Public · Bayshore Gardens
12.8 mi5,157 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Bee Ridge. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.

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