POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a cozy K-5 school in NAPLES, Florida, part of COLLIER. The school caters to 468 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 69 schools operated by COLLIER, a district that enrolls 48,252 students overall.

Demographically, POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Collier County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.8%; actual is 61.0%, +14.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Collier County put the typical household earns roughly $90,045 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Collier County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 28%: 646 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 30% to 22%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.