The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in Math. The lowest is 76% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakeview Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary sits in the eastern part of Sarasota, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Sarasota County Schools. Its enrollment puts it in the mid-range for a school of its grade band. A meaningful minority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, though the majority of families do not, and the student body is predominantly white with Hispanic students making up the next largest group, alongside smaller Asian and multiracial populations. Data on English learner and special education populations was not available in the information provided.
Academically, Lakeview's FAST results from the most recent school year are strong. Third and fourth grade math proficiency rates sit at the high end of what Florida elementary schools typically report, and even fifth grade math, which is somewhat lower, still reflects solid performance. ELA follows a similar shape: third and fourth grade results are well above the midpoint, while fifth grade is slightly softer but still healthy. Fifth grade science, the one grade tested on the statewide science assessment, comes in at a comparable level to fifth grade ELA. Taken together, the pattern suggests the school is delivering results that parents focused on foundational academic skills should find reassuring, with the slight dip in fifth grade across subjects something worth asking the school about, particularly in the context of how it prepares students for the middle school transition.
Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say from this information whether performance has been climbing, holding, or shifting over recent years.
The school operates under the Sarasota County Schools district, which is navigating several noteworthy changes. Voters in late 2024 renewed a property tax referendum through 2030 that provides a meaningful share of the district's operating budget and directs funds toward teacher recruitment and retention, arts, extended instruction time, and career and technical programs. That sustained local funding commitment is worth noting for families thinking about stability. Separately, the district's "Future Focused Strategic Initiative," approved in late 2025, is converting four elementary schools into K-8 campuses and adding new programming across a set of campuses. Lakeview is not named in that conversion list, but the broader restructuring is context a family should track. The district also completed its transition from Common Core to Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards, with the new FAST assessments now the measure of record, so comparisons to older FSA-era scores are not straightforward.
The school's address places it in the 34241 zip code on the eastern, more suburban edge of the Sarasota area. Housing values in that zip are well above both the Florida state median and the national median, and have edged down modestly year over year. Rents in the area are elevated relative to income, and the estimated carrying cost of a typical home is substantial. The broader Sarasota housing market has been softening somewhat as new supply comes online, and apartment vacancy has risen to levels not seen in a decade, so the rental picture may ease somewhat for families who are not buying. Sarasota itself has grown rapidly, driven by in-migration from retirees, remote workers, and families, with the eastern part of the county among the areas seeing the most new residential development.
The city's cultural and civic amenities, its walkable downtown core, bayfront parks, library system, arts institutions, and transit network, are mostly concentrated near the urban center, which sits at some distance from the school's eastern address. Families living near Lakeview would typically be more car-dependent for everyday errands and cultural activities. Major employers across the county include health care, education, tourism, and manufacturing, giving the local economy reasonable breadth.
Program-specific information for Lakeview was not available, so it is not possible to characterize particular enrichment, gifted, or intervention offerings from the data provided. A parent interested in those details would want to ask the school directly.
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