Enrollment
62
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108001131
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2751 OAK ST, FORT MYERS BEACH, FL 33931 · (239) 463-6356 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
33 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
38%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
92.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 80.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 62 | 53.2% | 82.4% |
| LIBERTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER BRISTOL | 68 | 51.5% | N/A |
| BROOKER COMMUNITY SCHOOL INC BROOKER | 82 | 54.9% | 51.8% |
| CONSTELLATION CHARTER SCHOOL OF GAINESVILLE WALDO | 98 | 50.0% | 45.2% |
| MITTYE P. LOCKE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY PREV PK-5 NEW PORT RICHEY | 84 | 64.3% | N/A |
| FREEPORT LEARNING CENTER FREEPORT | 114 | 39.5% | N/A |
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 FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #2,224 of 2,267 | #61 of 61 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
62
-28 (-31%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62 | 5.3 | 11.6:1 | 53% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 4.4 | 10.9:1 | 44% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 7.8 | 10.3:1 | 41% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 90 | 9 | 10.0:1 | 47% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 12 | 9.3:1 | 46% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 49% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 45% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 31% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida, as a small elementary school. The student body numbers 62 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 90% smaller than that.
LEE operates 116 schools. Combined enrollment is 102,524 students.
White students are the majority at FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic. FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 5.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school counts 33 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%.
The allk12 Grade for FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 54.5%. FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 82.4%, 27.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within Lee County, the median household income is $76,107, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Lee County has 122 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 3.7 miles. FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL dropped 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 90 to 62 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.0:1).
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 62 students in grades PK-05.
Is FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 26% Hispanic.
What district is FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LEE.
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