ZIP 34235 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 34235

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 34235 (The Meadows, FL) is associated with Sarasota County School District (LEA 1201680) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (66 public, 34 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota about 2.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Sarasota County School District

LEA ID

1201680

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (53)

Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-private
Meridian College3.3 miles (5.2 km)2yr-private
Ringling College of Art and Design4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
East West College of Natural Medicine4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-private
New College of Florida5.1 miles (8.3 km)4yr-public
Manatee Technical College5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-public
Suncoast Technical College6.0 miles (9.6 km)2yr-public
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
Eckerd College27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
St Petersburg College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
Hillsborough Community College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-private
Schiller International University40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Tampa40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-private
H W Brewster Technical College41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-public
South University-Tampa42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Tampa42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
Erwin Technical College43.5 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Florida44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Ultimate Medical Academy45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College45.3 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
Florida College46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Florida48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-public
Florida Southern College56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
Southeastern University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
Trinity College of Florida58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
South Florida State College60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
Warner University62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Premiere International College63.0 miles (101.4 km)2yr-private
Pasco-Hernando State College63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-public
Fort Myers Technical College63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-public
Fred K Marchman Technical College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
Southern Technical College64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-private
Polk State College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
Hodges University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Webber International University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
Florida Polytechnic University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-public
Florida SouthWestern State College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-public
Saint Leo University68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
ATA Career Education75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Florida Gulf Coast University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-public
Ave Maria School of Law90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Immokalee Technical College91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-public
Johnson University Florida93.7 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
Ave Maria University95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-private
Southern Technical College99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-private
Orange Technical College-South Campus100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
THE ACADEMIC RENEWAL KONNECTION	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
COMMUNITY HAVEN FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
SELBY PRESCHOOL	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
FOUNDATIONS CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
CALVARY CHAPEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
SEEDS OF LIFE MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
ACHIEVEMENT CENTER OF SARASOTA THE	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
CARDINAL MOONEY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
SARASOTA COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMIES	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST MARTHA CATHOLIC SCHCOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ASCENSION LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
DREAMERS ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
SUNNYSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
SARASOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
PALM GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
SEA OF STRENGTHS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
TRINITY DREAMERS & VISIONARIES	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
BEYOND THE SPECTRUM EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
AGAPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF SARASOTA	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MARJORIE G. KINNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
BETTER LIFE ACADEMY, SARASOTA	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ELEVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ELEVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CHILDREN FIRST	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
FIRST MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
WOODLAND ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF SARASOTA	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MANATEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
ROBERT WILLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
TRIAD	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
EASTER SEALS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
EASTER SEALS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC DBA THE LILY SCHOOL FOR	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
SUNCOAST POLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
SUNCOAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
SARASOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
SARASOTA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
AMIKIDS MANATEE	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
SCH OFACADEMIC & BEHAVIORAL LEARNING EXC (SABLE) GRADE COD	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ACCESS TO EDUCATION	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
SHEPHERDS HEART CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
NEWGATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
OAK PARK SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
BLANCHE H. DAUGHTREY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
GILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
PINNACLE ACADEMY INC.	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
PINNACLE ACADEMY INC.	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
PINNACLE ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ONECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
MANATEE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
WEST COAST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
THE OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
THE OUT-OF-DOOR ACADEMY OF SARASOTA, INC.	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
PALMSHORES BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
MANGROVE SCHOOL OF SARASOTA	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
SALTMEADOW SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 34235

What school district is ZIP code 34235 in?

ZIP 34235 (The Meadows, FL) maps to Sarasota County School District (LEA ID 1201680) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 34235?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 66 public and 34 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 34235 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 34235 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.0%
High school	29.6%
Less than HS	7.0%
School district	Sarasota County School District

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