CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the large elementary schools in CAPE CORAL, Florida, overseen by LEE, with 968 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 60% larger than that benchmark.

Within LEE, which oversees 116 schools and 102,524 students, CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In terms of school funding signals, CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

CALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.1%.

CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 5%, going from 922 students in 2018 to 968 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 42% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.