MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida, MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a roomy elementary-level community, part of LEE. It works with 1,237 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 105% bigger than typical.

Within LEE, which oversees 116 schools and 102,524 students, MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Black, 15% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 52.1%, a residual of +3.5 points.

In the area at large, Lee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,107 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), of which MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 1,104 students in 2018 compared to 1,237 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 54% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.