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MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 155 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (155) is 96% larger than its 8th grade class (79).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 39.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
Schools most like MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY
MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY this school | 1,145 | 55.8% | 45.5% |
| NEPTUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT CLOUD | 1,052 | 51.2% | 47.2% |
| NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT DAVENPORT | 977 | 51.7% | 44.7% |
| TORTUGA PRESERVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,172 | 57.5% | 35.2% |
| BERKSHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,076 | 62.6% | 47.4% |
| MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 813 | 53.4% | 64.9% |
Where MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,557 of 2,136 | #37 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,839 of 2,149 ▲ 1 | #44 of 58 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,543 of 2,149 ▲ 95 | #32 of 58 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,145 | #108 of 2,267 | #10 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #2,012 of 2,077 | #53 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #1,641 of 2,108 | #50 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #1,049 of 2,188 | #28 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +71.2% | #32 of 621 | #2 of 31 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,145 | 53 | 21.6:1 | 56% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 15.5 | 61.6:1 | 63% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 77% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 71% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 65% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 70% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 26% (163) |
About MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY
MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY is a high-enrollment elementary school in CAPE CORAL, Florida, that operates as a charter school. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 1,145 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 90% higher.
The 116 schools in LEE enroll 102,524 students altogether, MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY among them.
MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY is 75% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 14% White and 9% Black. By comparison, Lee County residents are about 25% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.6 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Lee County, the school's rate is higher.
MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.5%) and its predicted rate (53.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Within Lee County, the median household income is $76,107, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Lee County has 123 public schools and roughly 102,524 students.
NORTH NICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 45.5% versus a 52.4% average.
For locale, NCES codes MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY as City: Mid-size. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY had 667 students in 2020-21 and 1,145 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.6:1, from 17.6:1.
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