HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in CAPE CORAL, Florida, run under LEE, educates 606 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 116 schools in LEE (102,524 students total), HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Lee County's rate of about 48%.

After controlling for student poverty, HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 48.2%, a residual of -2.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lee County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), of which HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.1%.

HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 9%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.