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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
1,008
Middle
DISTRICT 972 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108010675
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
104 ARTHUR AVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33936 · (239) 303-5990 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,008 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
618 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 322 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 356 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 330 | 33% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
36.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 32.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,008 | 61.3% | 33.4% |
| BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 928 | 62.7% | 34.9% |
| LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE LAKE WORTH | 1,136 | 62.3% | 32.5% |
| HARNS MARSH MIDDLE SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 905 | 58.7% | 45.0% |
| CUTLER BAY MIDDLE CUTLER BAY | 935 | 59.7% | 48.1% |
| CONNISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,153 | 60.3% | 43.5% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #528 of 560 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #442 of 560 ▲ 63 | #17 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #484 of 560 ▲ 40 | #17 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,008 | #145 of 584 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #269 of 547 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #334 of 553 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #154 of 565 | #2 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,008 | 52.5 | 19.2:1 | 61% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 28 | 24.7:1 | 62% (429) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves part of LEHIGH ACRES, Florida. The latest federal count shows 1,008 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students, so this school is 27% larger than average.
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to LEE, which has 116 schools and 102,524 students.
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 63% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. In Lee County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.2:1, with 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Lunch subsidy eligibility at LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 61%. For comparison, public schools in Lee County average 48%.
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 17.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Florida.
Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that the median household income is $76,107, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in the county.
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is the public school closest to LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
- VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS0.2 mi · 1,937
- LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,207
- LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,509
- AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,072
- G. WEAVER HIPPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 960
- DONNA J. BEASLEY TECHNICAL ACADEMY1.4 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,008 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 10% White, 63% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEE.
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