Sarasota County Schools has received Cambridge International's Mid-Size District of the Year Award and been named a Gold Star Healthy School District. We boast 33 positive Behavior Intervention & Support Model Schools, have several Exceeding Expectations - East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) Award-WinningTitle 1 Schools, and many Restorative Strategies Model Schools.

Sarasota County is one of the only two school districts to receive an "A" rating from the Florida Department of Education every year since 2004, the first year for District grades.