Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108001143
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL
3840 SANIBEL CAPTIVA RD, SANIBEL, FL 33957 · (239) 472-1617 · Lee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
33 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
30%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
86.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
87.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | 90.8% | 89.5% |
% 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 THE SANIBEL SCHOOL
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SANIBEL SCHOOL this school | 225 | 14.7% | 87.7% |
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY LAKELAND | 182 | 7.1% | 81.8% |
| GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE BEACH | 410 | 13.4% | 82.0% |
| SAMSULA ACADEMY NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 151 | 6.6% | 58.9% |
| PLATO ACADEMY PALM HARBOR CHARTER SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 343 | 23.3% | 70.0% |
| CORONADO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 242 | 27.3% | 89.4% |
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 THE SANIBEL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #28 of 2,136 | #1 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #85 of 2,149 ▼ 38 | #1 of 58 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #47 of 2,149 ▼ 41 | #1 of 58 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #2,080 of 2,267 | #57 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #9 of 2,077 | #1 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #1,850 of 2,108 | #52 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #2,070 of 2,188 | #59 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #421 of 1,374 | #3 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
225
-34 (-13%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 225 | 20.9 | 10.8:1 | 15% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 19.5 | 11.6:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 22.3 | 12.9:1 | 12% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 12% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 26 | 11.1:1 | 23% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 7% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE SANIBEL SCHOOL.
About THE SANIBEL SCHOOL
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL is a public very small elementary school in SANIBEL, Florida. It enrolls 225 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
In LEE, 116 schools enroll a combined 102,524 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. It is also 14% Hispanic. Lee County's residents are about 67% White, 16 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at THE SANIBEL SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 10.8:1. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. By family income, 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Lee County.
On the allk12 Grade, THE SANIBEL SCHOOL lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Florida public elementary schools.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 73.8%. THE SANIBEL SCHOOL scores 87.7%.
In Lee County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,107 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Lee County number 123, with about 102,524 students.
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL's nearest public school is FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 11.0 miles). On average proficiency, THE SANIBEL SCHOOL is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, THE SANIBEL SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.0 mi · 62
- OASIS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL11.3 mi · 896
- OASIS CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL11.3 mi · 846
- OASIS CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SOUTH11.4 mi · 875
- IDA S. BAKER HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 2,191
- GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL11.6 mi · 901
Frequently asked questions
About THE SANIBEL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at THE SANIBEL SCHOOL?
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does THE SANIBEL SCHOOL serve?
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at THE SANIBEL SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at THE SANIBEL SCHOOL.
How diverse is THE SANIBEL SCHOOL?
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is THE SANIBEL SCHOOL in?
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL is part of LEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.