THE ISLAND SCHOOL

THE ISLAND SCHOOL, an one-room-style elementary-level community in BOCA GRANDE, Florida, overseen by LEE, enrolls 64 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 89% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

Within LEE, which oversees 116 schools and 102,524 students, THE ISLAND SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, THE ISLAND SCHOOL lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Lee County shows median household income runs about $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. Across Lee County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), THE ISLAND SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 11.6 miles away.

THE ISLAND SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location. THE ISLAND SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 60 students in 2018 compared to 64 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 8% to 3% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 6.7:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.