Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033008828
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY
2965 44TH TER SW, NAPLES, FL 34116 · (239) 354-2204 · Collier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
213 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 61.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
Schools most like LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY this school | 366 | 58.2% | 54.3% |
| AVALON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 363 | 58.7% | 46.8% |
| ENEIDA M. HARTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 324 | 61.4% | 39.6% |
| SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 470 | 59.1% | 55.4% |
| SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY OCOEE | 445 | 61.8% | 42.4% |
| CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 455 | 61.5% | 42.3% |
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 LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,121 of 2,136 | #26 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #743 of 2,149 ▲ 144 | #18 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,213 of 2,149 ▲ 428 | #24 of 35 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #1,855 of 2,267 | #31 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #41 of 2,077 | #1 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,586 of 2,108 | #26 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #977 of 2,188 | #16 of 35 |
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
366
+85 (+30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 58% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 27.6 | 12.0:1 | 68% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 25.3 | 12.1:1 | 66% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 92% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY.
About LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in NAPLES, Florida. It serves 366 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 69 schools: COLLIER, with 48,252 students.
Roughly 73% of students at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 17% Black and 8% White. Collier County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is 5.7 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY is 58%. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Collier County.
The allk12 Grade for LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY is B-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.0% at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.3%.
Across Collier County, the median household income is $90,045, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Collier County is home to 75 public schools and about 48,252 public school students.
GOLDEN TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 54.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 30% from 2020-21, when LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY had 281 students, to 2024-25, when it had 366.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Nearby schools
- GOLDEN TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 484
- MIKE DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 655
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,867
- NAPLES AREA TEENAGE PARENTING0.6 mi · 29
- GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,039
- HERBERT CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY?
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY serve?
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY?
At LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 73% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY in?
LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY is part of COLLIER.
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