Schools in Desoto Lakes · Sarasota County School District
Desoto Lakes’s public schools beat 86% of Florida districts
The public schools Desoto Lakes’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.
91%beats similar-income towns
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
Schools
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The School Grade
How Desoto Lakes compares
A Test scoresB Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (458)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 Desoto Lakes.
21 schools teach Pre-K in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School, Ashton Elementary School and Atwater Elementary and more.
24 schools teach K in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School, Ashton Elementary School and Atwater Elementary and more.
24 schools teach 1st grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School, Ashton Elementary School and Atwater Elementary and more.
25 schools teach 2nd grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School and Ashton Elementary School and more.
25 schools teach 3rd grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School and Ashton Elementary School and more.
25 schools teach 4th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School and Ashton Elementary School and more.
25 schools teach 5th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Lamarque Elementary School and Ashton Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 6th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Sarasota Middle School and Woodland Middle School and more.
9 schools teach 7th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Sarasota Middle School and Woodland Middle School and more.
9 schools teach 8th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pine View School, Laurel Nokomis School, Sarasota Middle School and Woodland Middle School and more.
7 schools teach 9th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School and Sarasota High School and more.
7 schools teach 10th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School and Sarasota High School and more.
7 schools teach 11th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School and Sarasota High School and more.
7 schools teach 12th grade in Desoto Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address: Riverview High School, Venice Senior High School, North Port High School and Sarasota High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–824 schoolsDepends on your address
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your address
129 high schoolsDepends on your address
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 Desoto Lakes
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Desoto Lakes · in other towns
Laurel Nokomis School
A1,384 students14:1Rate it →
Lamarque Elementary School
B+1,025 students14:1Rate it →
Ashton Elementary School
A+964 students16:1Rate it →
Atwater Elementary
A−892 students16:1Rate it →
Tatum Ridge Elementary School
A864 students16:1Rate it →
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
A−844 students15:1Rate it →
Toledo Blade Elementary School
A−841 students18:1Rate it →
Cranberry Elementary School
A−813 students15:1Rate it →
Glenallen Elementary School
B749 students15:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
A741 students15:1Rate it →
Fruitville Elementary School
A−704 students14:1Rate it →
Tuttle Elementary School
C698 students14:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Desoto Lakes
There’s no college in Desoto Lakes, but 10 are within 30 miles. The closest is Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota in University Park, 3.1 miles away.
Arizona College of Nursing-SarasotaUniversity or college · For-profit · University Park
3.1 mi98 students
Ringling College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sarasota
3.3 mi1,721 students
East West College of Natural MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · Sarasota
3.3 mi57 students
New College of FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Sarasota
3.7 mi732 students
Galen Health Institutes-SarasotaUniversity or college · For-profit · Fruitville
4 mi404 students
Meridian CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Lakewood Ranch
4.5 mi144 students
Dragon Rises College of Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bayshore Gardens
5.4 mi62 students
State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaUniversity or college · Public · Bayshore Gardens
6.9 mi5,157 students
Eckerd CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. Petersburg
25.9 mi1,986 students
St Petersburg CollegeUniversity or college · Public · St. Petersburg
28.4 mi13,501 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Desoto Lakes. 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.