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  • For the 2020 school year, there are 39 top private schools in Sarasota County, Florida, serving 6,188 students.
  • Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 8:1.
  • 59% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Roman Catholic).

Top Sarasota County Private Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Community Day School
    Community Day School Photo - Academic Excellence. All Faiths. Tomorrow's Leaders
    (Jewish)
    (9)
     1050 S Tuttle Ave
    Sarasota, FL 34237
    (941)552-2770
    Grades: PK-8 | 254 students
  • Foundations Christian Montessori Academy
    Foundations Christian Montessori Academy Photo - "Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by the listening of words but by the experiences in the environment." - Maria Montessori
    Montessori School (Christian)
    (1)
     4141 Desoto Road
    Sarasota, FL 34235
    (941)907-7078
    Grades: PK-8 | 158 students
  • Achievement Center (the)
    Achievement Center (the) Photo - Kickball Day 2016
    Special Education School
    (1)
     1201 N. Beneva Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)365-3330
    Grades: 6-12 | 18 students
  • Active Learning Academy, Inc.
    (Christian)
     14503 S Tamiami Trail
    North Port, FL 34287
    (800)990-5432
    Grades: K-12 | 700 students
  • Agape Christian School Of Sarasota
    Special Education School (Christian)
     150 N Shade Ave
    Sarasota, FL 34237
    (941)894-3053
    Grades: K-12 | 44 students
  • Ascension Lutheran School
    Ascension Lutheran School Photo - Ascension Lutheran School located in Sarasota, FL.
    (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
    (5)
     800 McIntosh Road
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)371-5909
    Grades: PK-8 | 77 students
  • Beyond The Spectrum Education Center
    Beyond The Spectrum Education Center Photo - Grocery store field trip to learn life skills!
    Special Education School
     7333 International place
    Sarasota, FL 34240
    (941)907-3443
    Grades: K-12 | 90 students
  • Brickhouse Academy
     3552 Webber St
    Sarasota, FL 34239
    (941)924-7681
    Grades: 6-12 | 40 students
  • Calvary Chapel School
    (Christian)
    (2)
     3800 27th Parkway
    Sarasota, FL 34235
    (941)366-6522
    Grades: PK-8 | 114 students
  • Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School
    Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School Photo - Students have access to a newly renovated Media Center. The Media Center is open for 90 minutes after school and is available before school and during lunch.
    (Roman Catholic)
     4171 Fruitville Road
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)371-4917
    Grades: 9-12 | 506 students
  • The Classical Academy of Sarasota
     8751 Fruitville Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34240
    (941)925-2153
    Grades: NS-12 | 291 students
  • Elevation Preparatory Academy
     582 Mcintosh Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)371-0462
    Grades: 6-12 | 115 students
  • Englewood Christian School
    (Christian)
     404 W Green St
    Englewood, FL 34223
    Grades: K-12 | 48 students
  • Epiphany Cathedral School
    Epiphany Cathedral School Photo - Our students take several fieldtrips a year to fun and educational destinations!
    (Roman Catholic)
     316 Sarasota Street
    Venice, FL 34285
    (941)488-2215
    Grades: PK-8 | 267 students
  • European Academy Of Early Education
    Special Program Emphasis
     239 Albee Rd W
    Nokomis, FL 34275
    (941)412-0088
    Grades: NS-2 | 64 students
  • The Gap School
    Special Education School
     133 McIntosh Road
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)552-9090
    Grades: 1-12 | 25 students
  • Generation Harvest Inc.
    Alternative School
     1680 Fruitville Rd. Ste. 300-campus
    Sarasota, FL 34236
    Grades: 2-12 | 30 students
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran School
    Daycare / Preschool (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     5651 Honore Ave
    Sarasota, FL 34233
    (941)922-8164
    Grades: NS-PK | 75 students
  • Gulf Coast Christian Academy
    Montessori School (Christian)
     2800 Pan American Blvd
    North Port, FL 34287
    (941)423-9996
    Grades: NS-1 | 31 students
  • Heritage Christian Academy
    (Baptist)
     75 Pine St
    Englewood, FL 34223
    (941)474-5884
    Grades: PK-12 | 79 students
  • Incarnation Catholic School
    Incarnation Catholic School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (2)
     2911 Bee Ridge Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34239
    (941)924-8588
    Grades: PK-8 | 148 students
  • Julie Rohr Academy
    Special Program Emphasis
     4466 Fruitville Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)371-4979
    Grades: PK-8 | 188 students
  • Liberty Baptist Academy
    (Baptist)
     4249 Bahia Vista St
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)371-8239
    Grades: PK-12 | 38 students
  • Mangrove School of Sarasota
    Mangrove School of Sarasota Photo - Mangrove School of Sarasota is dedicated to providing a nurturing and calm space in which children can love, learn, and grow. We seek to engage the whole child in their education head, heart and hands, while also honoring our inherent connection to nature through frequent exploration of and hands-on experience in our majestic natural surroundings
    Special Program Emphasis
     6210 Crestwood Ave.
    Sarasota, FL 34231
    (941)927-3711
    Grades: NS-12 | 75 students
  • NewGate School
    NewGate School Photo - Our upper school campus in Lakewood Ranch
    Montessori School
    (1)
     5237 Ashton Road
    Sarasota, FL 34233
    (941)922-4949
    Grades: PK-12 | 202 students
  • The Out-of-Door Academy
    The Out-of-Door Academy Photo
    (1)
     444 Reid Street
    Sarasota, FL 34242
    (941)554-3400
    Grades: PK-12 | 740 students
  • Palm Grove Mennonite School
    (Mennonite)
     1087 Beneva Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)373-0089
    Grades: K-12 | 39 students
  • Potters Wheel Academy
     PO Box 50203
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)284-4076
    Grades: NS-12 | 12 students
  • Prew Academy
    Prew Academy Photo - Our students love our home-like atmosphere!
    5020 Fielding Ln
    Sarasota, FL 34233
    (941)921-7739
    Grades: 6-12 | 44 students
  • Rene Kelly
    (Baptist)
     261 Tamiami Trail South
    Nokomis, FL 34275
    (941)966-4716
    Grades: K-11 | 61 students
  • St. Martha Catholic School
    St. Martha Catholic School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     4380 Fruitville Road
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)953-4181
    Grades: PK-8 | 434 students
  • St. Mary Academy
    St. Mary Academy Photo
    Special Education School (Roman Catholic)
     4380 Fruitville Rd
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)366-4010
    Grades: K-8 | 67 students
  • Sarasota Christian School
    Sarasota Christian School Photo
    (Mennonite)
    (2)
     5415 Bahia Vista Street
    Sarasota, FL 34232
    (941)371-6481
    Grades: PK-12 | 465 students
  • Sea Of Strengths Academy
    Special Education School
     7313 International Pl Ste 90
    Sarasota, FL 34240
    (813)741-9203
    Grades: 2-8 | 20 students
  • The Study Center
    Special Education School
    (1)
     727 Shore Road
    Nokomis, FL 34275
    (941)493-8869
    Grades: 4-10 | 9 students
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