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If you had an hour of school board time for TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108001144
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4524 TICE ST, FORT MYERS, FL 33905 · (239) 694-1257 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest 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
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
298 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
18%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
31.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
49.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 43.2% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 516 | 57.8% | 38.5% |
| BONITA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BONITA SPRINGS | 502 | 57.0% | 36.5% |
| BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 501 | 55.3% | 31.6% |
| SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 551 | 55.4% | 60.9% |
| PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIALEAH | 585 | 56.2% | 45.7% |
| SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 508 | 56.3% | 64.3% |
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 TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,874 of 2,136 | #45 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,577 of 2,149 ▲ 131 | #34 of 58 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #2,041 of 2,149 ▼ 33 | #54 of 58 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #1,354 of 2,267 | #50 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,514 of 2,077 | #18 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #1,974 of 2,108 | #57 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #992 of 2,188 | #25 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #934 of 1,374 | #11 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
516
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 516 | 29.8 | 17.3:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 26.8 | 19.3:1 | 62% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 34.3 | 15.0:1 | 58% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 63% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 48 | 12.0:1 | 78% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 88% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 93% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 83% (592) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 46 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in FORT MYERS, Florida. Its 516 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by LEE, whose 116 schools enroll 102,524 students.
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. The school is also 6% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Lee County residents. By the diversity index, TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 18%.
Federal data list 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.3:1. Elementary schools in Florida average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. For comparison, public schools in Lee County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is D. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%; the prediction is 52.2%.
Lee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,107, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 123 public schools in Lee County.
The nearest other public school, ORANGE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On state test proficiency, TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 584 in 2020-21 and 516 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
Community posts for TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Tice Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tice Elementary. TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tice Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 669 students
Nearby schools
- ORANGE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 796
- JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 730
- EDGEWOOD ACADEMY1.5 mi · 598
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 728
- SUCCESS ACADEMY1.9 mi · 84
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING SERVICES1.9 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.