Every district-managed school in Sarasota County earned an A or B from the Florida Department of Education for the first time, the district announced July 1.

The results, highlighted in a Sept. 20 Venice Gondolier report covering regional school grades, mark the district's 23rd consecutive A grade. Sarasota County Schools raised its overall state accountability score by 32 points over the previous year, with every measured category improving by at least one point.

Two Booker schools earn first-ever A grades

Two schools reached milestones that had eluded them since Florida launched its grading program in 1999. Emma E. Booker Elementary and Booker Middle each earned an A for the first time. All district-managed middle schools earned an A as well.

Fourteen schools improved a full letter grade. Twenty-two maintained their A. None dropped.

Gocio, Brentwood lead individual score gains

Gocio Elementary led individual gains with a 124-point increase, according to the district's announcement. Brentwood Elementary gained 116 points, Atwater Elementary rose 89 and Emma E. Booker Elementary gained 75. Both Gocio and Wilkinson Elementary moved from a C to a B.

Twelve schools jumped from a B to an A, including Atwater Elementary, Brookside Middle, Fruitville Elementary, Garden Elementary, Glenallen Elementary, Gulf Gate Elementary, McIntosh Middle, Tuttle Elementary and Woodland Middle. Emma E. Booker Elementary, Booker Middle and Brentwood Elementary round out the dozen.

Third-grade English language arts achievement climbed three points, the Venice Gondolier reported.

Superintendent Terry Connor said in the July 1 announcement that reaching milestones like every school earning an A or B "speaks to what is possible when our teachers, leaders, staff, students, and families work together with a shared focus on success."

A-rated schools climb to 35 over three years

Over three years, the number of A-rated district-managed schools grew from 24 to 35. Schools rated C dropped from six to zero.

One school moved in the opposite direction. Innovation Academy SRQ, a charter school not managed by the district, fell from a C to an F, according to the Venice Gondolier.