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Enrollment
905
Middle
DISTRICT 972 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108008167
HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL
1820 UNICE AVE N, LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 · (239) 690-2025 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
531 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
42.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
905
-320 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.3:1
% White
10%
was 14%
% Hispanic
66%
was 54%
% Black
20%
was 28%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier junior high in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida, operated by LEE. Current enrollment sits at 905 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
LEE comprises 116 schools with combined enrollment of 102,524 students; HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lee County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.8%, the actual is 45.0%, a residual of -6.8 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,107, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lee County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HARNS MARSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 26%, going from 1,225 students in 2018 to 905 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 54% to 66% over that span.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- HARNS MARSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,103
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,456
- PALM ACRES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 274
- TORTUGA PRESERVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,172
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,550
- VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,009
Frequently asked questions
About HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 905 students in grades 06-08.
Is HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 10% White, 66% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.