The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Math. The lowest is 66% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Englewood Elementary School
Englewood Elementary sits on North McCall Road in Englewood, an unincorporated community straddling Sarasota and Charlotte counties on Florida's Gulf Coast. It is a regular public elementary school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade within Sarasota County Schools, with an enrollment that places it in the middle range for a school of its grade band. About half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning economic diversity is a real part of the peer environment. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group and smaller numbers of other backgrounds represented.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's results present a notably uneven picture across grades. Third and fourth grade math proficiency is strong, with the large majority of students scoring at grade level in both years. Fourth grade ELA is also solid. Third grade ELA is respectable. Fifth grade is where the pattern shifts: both math and ELA proficiency drop meaningfully compared to the earlier grades, and the fifth grade science result on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment is also in the lower two-thirds range. A parent whose child is approaching fifth grade may want to ask the school directly about the program at that grade level and what supports are in place. Because the school serves only prekindergarten through fifth grade, no graduation rate applies. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these patterns are improving, worsening, or stable. Comparison data against other districts in Sarasota County was not computed because the county contains only one district, leaving no meaningful peer set for benchmarking.
Data on English learner designations and special education IEP rates were not reported, so those dimensions of student support are a gap worth asking the school about directly.
Sarasota County Schools recently renewed a voter-approved property tax levy through 2030 that, publicly reported, funds teacher recruitment and retention, extended daily instruction time, arts programs, and career and technical education. The renewal passed by the widest margin in Florida. For an elementary school family, this matters chiefly because it locks in the teacher pay and program funding that shapes daily school life for several years. Separately, the district adopted Florida's B.E.S.T. curriculum standards, replacing the prior Common Core framework, with ELA changes rolled out first and math following the next school year. This is the academic foundation currently in place at Englewood Elementary and the context for interpreting FAST scores, which replaced the prior Florida Standards Assessment. A larger district-level structural shift involves converting four other elementary schools into K-8 campuses beginning in 2026, though those are named campuses elsewhere in the county and do not appear to directly affect Englewood Elementary's configuration.
The surrounding community is a small, car-dependent Gulf Coast town with a compact historic downtown along Dearborn Street that provides daily amenities on foot, including the Elsie Quirk Public Library. Most families will drive everywhere else. The area draws heavily from retirees and out-of-state buyers, and the regional housing market carries home values close to the Florida statewide median, with values having declined year over year. Rents, by contrast, have moved upward. The estimated monthly ownership cost on a typical home in the area runs well above the national median household income benchmark, and the rent-to-income ratio is above the commonly cited affordability threshold. Englewood is growing, with new master-planned communities and infill development active in the area, and the adjacent Wellen Park development adds regional growth momentum. The dominant employer is HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, and the broader economy is oriented toward health care and senior services.
No information on specific program offerings at Englewood Elementary, extended learning, enrichment, or extracurricular activities was available in the data provided.
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