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SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2161 SHADOWLAWN DR, NAPLES, FL 34112 · (239) 377-8400 · Collier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Florida public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
278 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K214%
Kindergarten6814%
Grade 15812%
Grade 28117%
Grade 38217%
Grade 47115%
Grade 58919%

This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
6614%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
32669%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
5913%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
27358%
Female
19742%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
49.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.9%70.2%
2023-2444.8%62.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school47059.1%55.4%
ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH
PLANT CITY
45756.9%47.9%
SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY
OCOEE
44561.8%42.4%
MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES
56461.0%55.4%
CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE
45561.5%42.3%
AVALON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES
36358.7%46.8%
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 SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Collier County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#1,079 of 2,136#24 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.2%#643 of 2,149
▲ 211
#14 of 35
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.9%#1,306 of 2,149
▲ 99
#26 of 35
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
470#1,532 of 2,267#28 of 35
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#186 of 2,077#8 of 35
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.2%#1,438 of 2,108#20 of 35
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.1%#940 of 2,188#14 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.9%#1,083 of 1,374#17 of 23
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 2024-25
Enrollment
470
+58 (+14%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2547035.313.3:159% (278)
2023-2446535.713.0:165% (304)
2022-2345734.713.2:172% (330)
2020-214123113.3:193% (382)
2017-185054012.6:190% (456)
2015-165574312.9:190% (499)
2010-114363512.5:189% (386)
2000-016573817.3:162% (407)
1990-915923119.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in Florida, located in NAPLES. School enrollment was 470 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.

Besides SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, COLLIER runs 68 other schools. The district enrolls 48,252 students.

Hispanic students make up a majority at SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 69%. The remaining students are 14% White, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Collier County is about 28% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 35.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school counts 278 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Collier County.

allk12 grades SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.4%) and its predicted rate (51.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.

Collier County census figures show that the median household income is $90,045, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Collier County is home to 75 public schools and about 48,252 public school students.

COLLIER JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is the public school closest to SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show a 14% enrollment increase, from 412 in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25.

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Collier County at a glance

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Population
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students

Quick facts

School name
SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
COLLIER
Address
2161 SHADOWLAWN DR, NAPLES, FL 34112
Phone
(239) 377-8400
County
Collier County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
470
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
278 (59%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120033000342
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in COLLIER
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Other Shadowlawn Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Shadowlawn Elementary. SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
Is SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 14% White, 69% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLLIER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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