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LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

7731 US 90, LEE, FL 32059 · (850) 973-5030 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Florida public elementary schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
105 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K117%
Kindergarten2213%
Grade 12012%
Grade 22817%
Grade 32616%
Grade 41811%
Grade 52314%
Grade 6159%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is 47% larger than its 6th grade class (15).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
10263%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
3622%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
1811%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
53%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
9558%
Female
6842%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
64.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.5%46.0%
2023-2447.3%41.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school16364.4%52.4%
WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND
13272.7%56.1%
WAKULLA COAST CHARTER SCHOOL OF ARTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ST MARKS
16965.1%39.3%
SEBRING PRE-K CENTER
SEBRING
13665.4%N/A
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY
WINTER HAVEN
20054.5%67.6%
SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
SARASOTA
19355.4%49.7%
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 LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Florida
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.4%#1,212 of 2,136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#1,722 of 2,149
▲ 52
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.5%#641 of 2,149
▲ 653
Enrollment
ranked largest first
163#2,146 of 2,267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.4%#715 of 2,188
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.1%#214 of 1,374
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 2024-25
Enrollment
163
+14 (+9%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251637.521.7:164% (105)
2023-241708.520.0:172% (123)
2022-231978.523.2:168% (133)
2020-211491014.9:152% (78)
2017-182301416.4:143% (100)
2015-162721716.0:152% (141)
2010-112091217.4:167% (140)
2000-012901618.1:167% (193)
1990-912291219.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Among the schools in LEE, Florida, is LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a very small elementary school. It had 163 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 73% lower.

LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to MADISON, which has 9 schools and 2,280 students.

The share of White students at LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 63%, a majority. It is also 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.

The school lists 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 64% of the student body. The average for public schools in Madison County is similar, at 62%.

Among Florida public elementary schools, LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.4% is 3.5 points above the 48.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Madison County show that median household income comes to about $48,485, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 2,280 students.

A public school about 6.8 miles away, MADISON CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY INC, is the closest to LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 52.4% is above the 41.9% average for nearby schools.

NCES assigns LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21, LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 149 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 163. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.9:1 to 21.7:1.

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Madison County at a glance

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Population
18,089
Census ACS
Median income
$48,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,280 students

Quick facts

School name
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MADISON
Address
7731 US 90, LEE, FL 32059
Phone
(850) 973-5030
County
Madison County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
163
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
21.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
105 (64%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
120120001215
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lee Elementary. LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 13th largest of the 13.

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Frequently asked questions

About LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
How diverse is LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MADISON.
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