Emma E. Booker Elementary School

Emma E. Booker Elementary School
Address
2350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way

,
Florida
34234

United States
Coordinates27°21′28.04″N 82°31′25.12″W / 27.3577889°N 82.5236444°W / 27.3577889; -82.5236444
Information
TypePublic elementary school
MottoHigh expectations for all!
Opened1989 (1989)
School districtSarasota County Public Schools
NCES School ID120168002904
PrincipalEdwina Oliver
Teaching staff42.00 (on an FTE basis)
GradesPre-K5
Enrollment560 (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio13.33
Color(s)Purple, gold   
MascotTornado
Websitewww.sarasotacountyschools.net/emmaebooker

Emma E. Booker Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, which opened in the fall of 1989. It is one of the Booker Schools, with a middle and high school of the same name nearby. It is a part of Sarasota County Schools. The school is best known as the school where United States President George W. Bush was visiting on September 11, 2001, when he learned of the terrorist attacks that were unfolding that day. These events caused the school to receive national attention.