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Enrollment
1,054
Middle
DISTRICT 972 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108003964
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
16351 SUMMERLIN RD, FORT MYERS, FL 33908 · (239) 454-6130 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,054 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Florida public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
404 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 304 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 364 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 386 | 37% |
Student demographics
63%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
49.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 55.8% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,054 | 38.3% | 48.6% |
| GRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL GROVELAND | 985 | 40.0% | 43.7% |
| DISCOVERY MIDDLE ORLANDO | 814 | 34.9% | 64.8% |
| OSCEOLA CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL LOXAHATCHEE | 851 | 35.6% | 62.6% |
| CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 999 | 41.5% | 61.9% |
| BOCA RATON COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 1,058 | 37.5% | 60.4% |
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 LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #347 of 560 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #336 of 560 ▼ 73 | #13 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #338 of 560 ▼ 40 | #10 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,054 | #118 of 584 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #353 of 547 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #195 of 553 | #3 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #424 of 565 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #320 of 379 | #7 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,054
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 1,054 | 52.4 | 20.1:1 | 38% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 1,100 | 49.4 | 22.3:1 | 47% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 1,138 | 55.1 | 20.6:1 | 44% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 1,044 | 52 | 20.1:1 | 42% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 1,106 | 58 | 19.1:1 | 42% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 1,034 | 56 | 18.5:1 | 40% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 922 | 51 | 18.1:1 | 48% (446) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school located in FORT MYERS, Florida, in Lee County. It had 1,054 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 794 students for middle schools in Florida.
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL falls under LEE, which has 116 schools enrolling 102,524 students.
Hispanic students make up 50% of enrollment at LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 33% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Lee County's population at about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The school has 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.1 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. The school reported 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lee County is 48%.
Among Florida public middle schools, LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 13.4 points below predicted: 48.6% against 62.0%.
For the population of Lee County, the median household earns about $76,107 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Lee County with 122 other public schools.
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, about 1.5 miles away. The five-mile area around LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,044) to 2024-25 (1,054).
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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 FORT MYERS
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,916 students
- FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,734 students
- SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
Other Lexington Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lexington Middle. LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLLEXINGTON, NE · 672 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolLexington, NC · 595 students
- LEXINGTON MIDDLELEXINGTON, MO · 244 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolLexington, TN · 238 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolLEXINGTON, TX · 228 students
Nearby schools
- HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 209
- HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,057
- CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 1,429
- CYPRESS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 768
- ISLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL3.5 mi · 296
- FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,054 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.1:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 33% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.