Three Sarasota schools ranked among the state and nation's best

Three Sarasota County schools have been ranked highly by U.S. News and World Report among tens of thousands of schools nationwide.

Pine View was ranked as the second-best high school in Florida and the No. 13 high school in the country. The school serves gifted students in grades 2-12. The public school won high marks on the report for college readiness as well as assessments for Florida schools. Located in Osprey, Pine View has a 100% graduation rate and has an enrollment of 737.

Public magnet school Suncoast Polytech in Sarasota was ranked 36th in the state. The school has been located on Beneva Road since 2012. The report noted the school's large underserved student population, with approximately 35% of the enrolled 541 students classified as "economically disadvantaged.” The school is ranked No. 491 among more than 17,000 ranked high schools nationally.

Riverview High School is ranked No. 88 in Florida. With an enrollment of 2,534, the school's curriculum is based on the International Baccalaureate program.