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Enrollment
1,938
High
DISTRICT 990 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108001139
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL
5000 ORANGE GROVE BLVD, NORTH FORT MYERS, FL 33903 · (239) 995-2117 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,938 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
637 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 532 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 447 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 500 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%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
66.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 16.0% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,938 | 32.9% | 54.1% |
| MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUART | 2,055 | 35.6% | 53.8% |
| BARRON COLLIER HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,472 | 31.3% | 71.0% |
| GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,714 | 34.8% | 62.8% |
| COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 1,396 | 32.0% | 48.4% |
| NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH BROOKSVILLE | 1,293 | 33.8% | 56.5% |
Matched among Florida high 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 NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #253 of 555 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #484 of 549 ▲ 27 | #5 of 17 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #155 of 559 ▼ 26 | #3 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,938 | #180 of 830 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #312 of 575 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #276 of 594 | #11 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #447 of 630 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #204 of 246 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,938
+137 (+8%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,517
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 1,938 | 86.1 | 22.5:1 | 33% (637) |
| 2023-24 | 1,831 | 79.1 | 23.2:1 | 37% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 1,874 | 87.1 | 21.5:1 | 33% (618) |
| 2020-21 | 1,801 | 89 | 20.2:1 | 29% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 1,876 | 95 | 19.8:1 | 47% (884) |
| 2015-16 | 1,673 | 90 | 18.6:1 | 48% (799) |
| 2010-11 | 1,581 | 77 | 20.5:1 | 48% (762) |
| 2000-01 | 1,854 | 82 | 22.6:1 | 25% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 1,517 | 78 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL.
About NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school located in NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida. The school serves 1,938 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
LEE is made up of 116 schools with 102,524 students in all.
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 54% White. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Lee County, the White share is about 67%. The chance that two students picked at random at NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The school reported 86.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.5:1. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 33% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Lee County is 15 points.
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.7%. NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL scores 54.1%.
Federal survey data for Lee County show that median household income is about $76,107, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL is among the 123 public schools in Lee County.
The closest public school to NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL is TROPIC ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL went from 1,801 students to 1,938. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.2:1 to 22.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 NORTH FORT MYERS
- NORTH FORT MYERS ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSElementary · 1,353 students
- HANCOCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 814 students
- TROPIC ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 804 students
- DR CARRIE D ROBINSON LITTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 640 students
- J. COLIN ENGLISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 530 students
- NORTHERN PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 92 students
Nearby schools
- TROPIC ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 804
- HANCOCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 814
- NORTHERN PALMS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 92
- J. COLIN ENGLISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 530
- DR CARRIE D ROBINSON LITTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 640
- CALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,018
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL?
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,938 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 22.5:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL?
At NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH 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.