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What's the one class at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
642
-294 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 12.0:1
% White
30%
was 38%
% Hispanic
63%
was 50%
% Black
4%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in FORT MYERS, Florida, part of LEE, instructing 642 students in grades pre-K through 5.
SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 116 schools operated by LEE, a district that hosts 102,524 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 30% White, 4% Black. 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, SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,107, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students).
Nearest neighbor: THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.6%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 31%, going from 936 students in 2018 to 642 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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.