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Enrollment
1,072
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108010674
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
641 SUNRISE BLVD, LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33936 · (239) 301-1710 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
720 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 170 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 202 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 206 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (170) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (206).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +18.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 30.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,072 | 67.2% | 35.8% |
| SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAINES CITY | 1,111 | 68.5% | 35.1% |
| HARNS MARSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,103 | 67.8% | 39.9% |
| DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY DAVENPORT | 938 | 67.4% | 44.6% |
| LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,207 | 65.9% | 39.9% |
| MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,237 | 65.0% | 52.1% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,959 of 2,136 | #50 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,627 of 2,149 ▲ 439 | #36 of 58 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #1,766 of 2,149 ▲ 248 | #38 of 58 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,072 | #150 of 2,267 | #13 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,990 of 2,077 | #50 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #1,115 of 2,108 | #31 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #581 of 2,188 | #11 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,072 | 51 | 21.0:1 | 67% (720) |
| 2023-24 | 991 | 30 | 33.0:1 | 69% (682) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida. There are 1,072 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 77% larger than that mark.
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in LEE, a district with 102,524 students across 116 schools.
Federal enrollment data show AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 62% Hispanic. Next come 19% Black, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 25% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 21.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 51. The school's 21.0:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 67%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Lee County is 19 points.
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.8% is 11.7 points below the 47.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Lee County, home to about 817,666 people, the median household earns about $76,107 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Lee County with 122 other public schools.
LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
817,666
Census ACS
Median income
$76,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
102,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEE
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,550 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- IDA S. BAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,191 students
- EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,129 students
- CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,008 students
Other schools in LEHIGH ACRES
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,550 students
- EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,129 students
- VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSElementary · 1,937 students
- LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,509 students
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,456 students
- MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,237 students
Nearby schools
- LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,509
- DONNA J. BEASLEY TECHNICAL ACADEMY1.0 mi · 294
- LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,008
- VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS1.2 mi · 1,937
- MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,237
- LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,207
Frequently asked questions
About AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 21.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 14% White, 62% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LEE in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.