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If you could change one rule at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108002078
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
17282 LEE RD, FORT MYERS, FL 33967 · (239) 267-7177 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
323 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
51%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
43.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 47.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 642 | 50.3% | 44.8% |
| PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 645 | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 658 | 52.4% | 44.6% |
| LAKE MAGDALENE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 739 | 53.7% | 49.6% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT CLOUD | 752 | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 626 | 51.0% | 50.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,595 of 2,136 | #38 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,664 of 2,149 ▼ 123 | #38 of 58 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,626 of 2,149 ▼ 34 | #35 of 58 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #891 of 2,267 | #45 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,252 of 2,077 | #6 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #1,307 of 2,108 | #43 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #1,294 of 2,188 | #38 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #164 of 1,374 | #2 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
642
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 50% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 59% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 56% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 56% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 78 | 12.0:1 | 58% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 982 | 73 | 13.4:1 | 62% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 69% (590) |
| 2000-01 | 940 | 44 | 21.4:1 | 48% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 45 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in FORT MYERS, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 642 students in pre-K through 5.
LEE has 102,524 students spread across 116 schools.
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. Other groups include 30% White and 4% Black. By comparison, Lee County residents are about 25% Hispanic. By the diversity index, SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 51%.
The school reported 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. Across public schools in Lee County, the average is about the same, 48%.
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 44.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.0%.
In the county around the school, Lee County, 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. SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 123 public schools in Lee County.
Of nearby public schools, THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 51.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 683 in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 16.5:1.
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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 FORT MYERS
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,916 students
- FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,734 students
- SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
Nearby schools
- THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,091
- ATHENIAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL1.9 mi · 437
- RAYMA C. PAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 697
- THREE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 941
- ISLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 296
- SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL4.1 mi · 1,693
Frequently asked questions
About SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 30% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.