DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an expansive elementary-level community in CAPE CORAL, Florida, DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 1,066 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of LEE. That puts it 76% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

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

On the student-mix side, DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 37% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.2%, the actual is 66.5%, a residual of +11.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lee County shows median household earnings sit near $76,107, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DIPLOMAT MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 968 (now 1,066). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 41% to 53%.

On the community side, the feed for DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.