The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Math. The lowest is 51% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sky Academy Englewood
Sky Academy Englewood is a charter middle school serving sixth through eighth grade, located in Venice, Florida, within Sarasota County. Its address places it in a city with a walkable historic downtown, a Gulf Coast character, and a housing market that has been softening recently after years of gains, though home values here remain above both the statewide and national midpoints. Rents have moved in the opposite direction from purchase prices, edging upward over the past year. The area is growing, particularly in the Wellen Park master-planned corridor to the south, which has drawn substantial new residential construction and a range of builders.
On academic performance, the school's results on Florida's FAST assessments for the most recent school year are genuinely strong, particularly in the earlier grades. Sixth graders posted high proficiency rates in both math and ELA, among the better results you would expect to see at a middle school anywhere in the state. Seventh grade held up well across both subjects, and eighth-grade ELA and math were solid. The one area worth noting is eighth-grade science on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, where just about half of students tested proficient. That is a softer result than the reading and math picture suggests, and a parent curious about the gap would be well served asking the school directly about how science instruction is sequenced and supported across the middle grades. Multi-year trend data was not available in what was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent an improvement, a plateau, or a decline.
The school's demographic profile is fairly homogeneous. White students make up a large majority of enrollment, with Hispanic students the next largest group and all other groups represented in very small numbers. The student body is relatively small for a middle school. One striking figure: almost no students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school at a very different socioeconomic starting point than the average Florida middle school. Data on students with IEPs and English learners were not reported, so those dimensions of the student support picture are not visible here.
Because the comparison set for Sarasota County contained only one district, no meaningful positioning of this school relative to county peers was possible, and that comparison has been left out rather than constructed from inadequate data. Program details were not included in what was provided, so the specifics of electives, extracurriculars, or enrichment pathways are not something that can be described here. Families interested in those offerings would need to consult the school directly or visit the school's publicly listed website.
As a charter school, Sky Academy Englewood operates under its own governance structure and enrolls students by choice rather than by neighborhood assignment. Families who live in the Sarasota County district boundaries and want an alternative to the conventional zoned school would apply here. The parent Sarasota County district has had some relevant recent developments: voters renewed a property tax measure in 2024 that funds teacher retention, arts, and career programs through 2030, with a share now directed to charter schools proportionate to enrollment, so this school would receive a portion of those funds. The district also approved a restructuring plan in late 2025 that converts several elementary schools to K-8 configurations and adds STEAM and Cambridge programming, a change that affects the conventional school landscape a family might otherwise be choosing between.
Venice itself offers a setting that many families find appealing on its own terms. The historic downtown is genuinely walkable, with a farmers market, trails connecting to a regional rail corridor, parks, a performing arts theater, and locally owned businesses along Venice Avenue. The healthcare and manufacturing sectors anchor the employment base. Growth pressure from the Wellen Park area continues to shape the region's infrastructure and school capacity planning, and newer schools are being built to accommodate that population.
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