LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a large primary school in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida, LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 1,207 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by LEE. Enrollment runs roughly 100% larger than the state mean of about 604.

LEE comprises 116 schools with combined enrollment of 102,524 students; LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% White, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household earnings sit near $76,107, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students).

The closest other public school is LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,220 (now 1,207). Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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