Brookside Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Students: 674
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 14:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 250:1
Certified Teachers: 96%
3636 South Shade Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34239
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 361-6472
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
3/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness6/10
Read what parents are saying about Brookside Middle School
My son attended Brookside in 6th and 7th grade. It was a terrible experience and I wish I would have pulled him out sooner. The teachers are stressed and yell at the kids. The staff are not proactive. There are fights regularly. My son was attacked unprovoked twice, which is why we ultimately left.
Posted by a parent on 9/17/2025The violence at this school is outrageous. I don’t like how things are handled here. I don’t agree with this school and the principal
Posted by a parent on 7/15/2025I had been a sub here for a few years. We see the inside of schools in all their totality: admin, teachers and the all-encompassing variety of subjects and students taught. We also see morale. In this latter respect, this school seemed okay despite a lack of equity. In view of subjects, however, the
Posted by a teacher on 2/7/2025I went to this school for a year & I was torn to shreds. Please do not send your children here.
Posted by a student on 6/24/2024I have two children who attend this school, and I really don't have any complaints about the school, but in the contrary, my children like the school, they have good grades, and they have good classmates. But like everything there are some students who have no idea what Respect means but I think is
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