MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a mid-sized junior high in CAPE CORAL, Florida, MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 691 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by LEE.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.

Around the school, census data for Lee County shows median household income runs about $76,107, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lee County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), of which MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MARINER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 866 students in 2018 compared to 691 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

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