The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 47% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Sky Academy Venice
Sky Academy Venice is a charter middle school serving grades six through eight in Venice, Florida, operating within Sarasota County. As a charter school, it functions outside the direct governance of Sarasota County Schools while remaining part of the public school system. The school is small relative to most middle schools, serving a few hundred students spread across three grade levels.
The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful minority share and smaller numbers of students from other backgrounds. What stands out most sharply in the demographic data is that a very small fraction of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, well below what is typical for Florida public schools. This is a plain characteristic of the school's population, not a judgment, but families should know it reflects a peer environment that is economically narrow. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in the data provided, so those dimensions of student support remain unclear.
On Florida's FAST assessments, results vary noticeably by grade and subject. Seventh-grade math is the strongest result, with well over half of students scoring proficient, a solid outcome by state comparison. Sixth- and eighth-grade math are closer to half of students reaching proficiency, which is more modest. ELA proficiency runs lower across all three grades, with seventh grade the highest and sixth the lowest, the latter sitting below half. Eighth-grade science, measured by the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, comes in just above half proficient. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, flat, or declining. Parents who want to understand the trajectory would be worth asking the school directly.
The comparison data noted that the school-level proficiency index was not computed because there is only one district operating in Sarasota County, making a meaningful county comparison against other districts not applicable here. That gap does not reflect poorly on the school; it simply reflects the structure of the county.
No information was provided about programs, course offerings, staffing ratios, or discipline data. Those are meaningful gaps for a middle school, and a prospective family would benefit from asking the school about electives, enrichment opportunities, and how academic support is delivered.
The housing market surrounding Sky Academy Venice reflects coastal Sarasota County conditions. Home values near the school sit roughly in line with the Florida state median but have declined modestly year over year, a notable shift in what has been a high-demand Gulf Coast market. Rents, by contrast, have moved upward. The rent-to-income ratio sits at a level that signals meaningful cost pressure for renters. Monthly mortgage costs at current rates are substantial, making homeownership a financial stretch for many households.
Venice itself is a Gulf Coast city with a walkable, historic downtown built in a Mediterranean Revival style, a functioning main street of local shops and restaurants, and an extensive trail network anchored by the Legacy Trail and Venetian Waterway Park. Healthcare and manufacturing are the dominant employment sectors, led by Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Venice campus and major manufacturers headquartered in the area. Growth in the broader Venice corridor is rapid, driven by Wellen Park, a large master-planned community to the south that ranked among the top-selling such communities in the country as recently as 2023. That growth is adding students to the region and has prompted the county school district to undertake significant restructuring of its own campuses.
Two district-level developments are worth knowing even though Sky Academy Venice operates as a charter. Sarasota County voters renewed a property tax levy in late 2024 that funds teacher pay, arts, and career programs through 2030, and publicly reported information indicates charter schools now share in a portion of those funds proportionate to enrollment. The district also approved in late 2025 a restructuring plan that converts several elementary schools into K-8 campuses beginning in 2026, which reshapes some feeder patterns within the county system though the direct effect on this charter school is unclear.
Sky Academy Venice is a small, demographically narrow charter middle school in a growing coastal community. Academic results are uneven across grades and subjects, with some strong spots and some areas where fewer than half of students reach proficiency. Families considering it should press for more detail on programming and student support than the available data provides.
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