Manatee County Earns B District Grade as Nearly Half of Schools Receive A Ratings in 2026
Manatee County earned a B district grade for the 2025-26 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education’s annual school grades release.
Statewide, 34 school districts received an A, 23 districts earned a B, and 10 districts received a C. Manatee County was among the districts earning a B.
Within Manatee County, 46% of schools earned an A, while 26% received a B, 26% earned a C, and 2% received an F.
A-Rated Schools
Thirty schools earned the state’s highest grade of A:
Anna Maria Elementary School
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Barbara A. Harvey Elementary School
Braden River Elementary School
Braden River Middle School
Carlos E. Haile Middle School
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School
Florine J. Abel Elementary School
Freedom Elementary School
Gene Witt Elementary School
Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School
Ida M. Stewart Elementary School
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee
Jessie P. Miller Elementary School
Lake Manatee K-8
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy
Louise R. Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Manatee School of Arts/Sciences
Marjorie G. Kinnan Elementary School
Myakka City Elementary School
Oasis Middle School
Palma Sola Elementary School
Palmetto Charter School
R. Dan Nolan Middle School
Robert Willis Elementary School
Rowlett Middle Academy
Samoset Elementary School
State College of Florida Collegiate School
Tara Elementary School
B-Rated Schools
Seventeen schools received a B grade:
Braden River High School
Buffalo Creek Middle School
H.S. Moody Elementary School
Imagine Charter at Lakewood Ranch
James Tillman Elementary Magnet School
Lakewood Ranch High School
Lincoln Memorial Middle School
Manatee School for the Arts
Martha B. King Middle School
Palm View K-8 School
Palmetto Elementary School
Parrish Community High School
Sea Breeze Elementary School
Team Success A School of Excellence
Virgil Mills Elementary School
William H. Bashaw Elementary School
William Monroe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication
C-Rated Schools
Seventeen schools earned a C grade:
Ballard Elementary School
Bayshore Elementary School
Bayshore High School
Blackburn Elementary School
Blanche H. Daughtrey Elementary School
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School
G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School
HOLA! Elementary @ MSA
Manatee Charter School
Manatee Elementary School
Manatee High School
Oneco Elementary School
Palmetto High School
Parrish Charter Academy
Robert H. Prine Elementary School
Southeast High School
W.D. Sugg Middle School
F-Rated School
Visible Men Academy was the only school in Manatee County to receive an F grade.
Florida school grades are based on multiple performance measures and require schools to test at least 95% of eligible students. Depending on grade levels served, schools may be evaluated using up to 12 accountability components, including student achievement, learning gains, middle school acceleration, graduation rates, and college and career acceleration.
The grading thresholds vary by school type. Elementary schools earn an A with at least 62% of available points, middle schools at 64%, and high schools and combination schools at 65%.
The Florida Department of Education has published the complete district and school grade results, along with additional information about the accountability system, on its School Grades website.
