RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in FORT MYERS, Florida, operated by LEE. The school teaches 736 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 116 schools operated by LEE, a district that instructs 102,524 students overall.

On demographics, RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 31% Black, 14% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household earnings sit near $76,107, 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 RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 4%, going from 709 students in 2018 to 736 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 48% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.