Schools

Which school is yours, how the schools are graded and the dates to know for 2026-27.

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Map of public and charter schools in Palmetto, Parrish and EllentonMap of public and charter schools in Palmetto, Parrish and EllentonWilliams ElementaryERye Ranch ElementaryEHarvey K-8 at CopperstoneK8Harvey K-8 at North River RanchK8Parrish Community HighHPalmetto ElementaryETillman ElementaryEBlackburn ElementaryEMills Elementary and Buffalo Creek Middle2Veterans ElementaryEPalm View K-8K8Lincoln Memorial MiddleMPalmetto HighHPalmetto Charter SchoolK8Imagine Charter School North ManateeK8Manatee School for the Arts6–12¡HOLA! ElementaryEParrish Charter AcademyK8North River Charter AcademyK8

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To find your zoned school, use the district's lookup below.

What's changing

New high school zones start in August 2027

Parrish Community High students who live south of the Manatee River, such as in Heritage Harbour, move to Braden River High. The School Board adopted the new zones on Dec. 9, 2025; the window to stay at a current school, or switch a year early, closed Jan. 30, 2026. Look up your 2027-28 school.

Rangeland High opens in August 2027

A $144 million high school in Lakewood Ranch, built for up to 1,070 students at first. It opens to ninth and 10th graders and adds a grade each year.

Two new elementary schools opened in August

Rye Ranch Elementary in Parrish (built for about 960 students, pre-K to fifth grade) and Veterans Elementary in Palmetto opened Aug. 10, 2026, along with new elementary, K-8 and middle school zones. North River Charter Academy also moved to its own campus on County Road 675.

Harvey K-8 and a college campus are growing in Parrish

Harvey K-8's North River Ranch campus, open since August 2025, adds grades each year. State College of Florida's Parrish campus broke ground on Erie Road in October 2025; the first building is expected about two years from then.

Look up your school by address

The district's lookup shows the zoned school for any address. Type the address a piece at a time and pick it from the list. No district school has an Ellenton address, so Ellenton families should check the lookup too.

2026-27 dates to know

  1. First day of school
  2. Labor DayNo school
  3. Elementary schoolsEarly release
  4. Elementary schoolsEarly release
  5. Record dayNo schoolA teacher workday at the end of the quarter.
  6. Teacher trainingEarly release
  7. Veterans DayNo school
  8. Thanksgiving breakNo schoolNov. 23 and 24 are hurricane make-up days if school is canceled for a storm.
  9. High schoolsEarly release
  10. Winter breakNo schoolStudents return Wednesday, Jan. 6. Dec. 21 and 22 and Jan. 5 are hurricane make-up days if needed.
  11. Martin Luther King Jr. DayNo school
  12. Teacher trainingEarly release
  13. Presidents DayNo school
  14. Elementary schoolsEarly release
  15. Elementary schoolsEarly release
  16. Record dayNo schoolA teacher workday at the end of the quarter.
  17. Spring breakNo school
  18. Good FridayNo school
  19. All schoolsEarly releaseThe last three days of the year.
  20. Last day of school

Public schools

Parrish

Palmetto

Letters are the state's 2026 school grades; new schools don't have one yet. Tap a school for its size, past grades and programs.

Charter schools

Free public schools run by independent boards. Families apply to each one.

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