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Enrollment
1,937
Elementary
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108003950
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
49 HOMESTEAD RD S, LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33936 · (239) 303-3003 · Lee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,937 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
19.0:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
1,164 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 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 168 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 191 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 205 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 176 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 213 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 266 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (168) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (297).
Student demographics
53%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
44.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.2pp 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 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 53.4% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS this school | 1,937 | 60.1% | 48.5% |
| HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 1,543 | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| BELLA CITTA BARTOW | 1,459 | 54.9% | 40.1% |
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 1,402 | 65.7% | 37.7% |
| MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,237 | 65.0% | 52.1% |
| TORTUGA PRESERVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,172 | 57.5% | 35.2% |
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 VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,406 of 2,136 | #28 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,680 of 2,149 ▼ 459 | #41 of 58 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,583 of 2,149 ▼ 239 | #34 of 58 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,937 | #7 of 2,267 | #1 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,839 of 2,077 | #34 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #1,204 of 2,108 | #36 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #906 of 2,188 | #20 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #233 of 621 | #14 of 31 |
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
1,937
+214 (+12%) vs 2020
+34% since 2010-11, when it was 1,450
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,937 | 102 | 19.0:1 | 60% (1,164) |
| 2023-24 | 1,741 | 101.6 | 17.1:1 | 70% (1,213) |
| 2022-23 | 2,133 | 111.6 | 19.1:1 | 36% (767) |
| 2020-21 | 1,723 | 110 | 15.7:1 | 57% (990) |
| 2017-18 | 1,655 | 110 | 15.1:1 | 62% (1,034) |
| 2015-16 | 1,589 | 106 | 15.0:1 | 61% (973) |
| 2010-11 | 1,450 | 91 | 15.9:1 | 73% (1,054) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS.
About VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is a large elementary school that serves part of LEHIGH ACRES, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,937 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 221% larger than average.
LEE includes 116 schools. Together they enroll 102,524 students.
By race and ethnicity, VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is 64% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Black, 15% White, and 3% multiracial. In Lee County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS's 102 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 60%. That is 12 points above the 48% average for public schools in Lee County.
allk12 grades VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS a C. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (48.5%) and its predicted rate (51.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lee County, median household income is about $76,107, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Lee County number 123 and enroll about 102,524.
Nearest public school: LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 12%, from 1,723 to 1,937. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.7 to 19.0 over 4 years.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 LEHIGH ACRES
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,550 students
- EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,129 students
- LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,509 students
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,456 students
- MIRROR LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,237 students
- LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,207 students
Nearby schools
- LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,008
- LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,207
- G. WEAVER HIPPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 960
- AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,072
- LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,509
- DONNA J. BEASLEY TECHNICAL ACADEMY1.5 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS?
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS enrolls approximately 1,937 students in grades PK-08.
Is VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS have?
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS employs 102 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS?
At VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS, the student body is approximately 15% White, 64% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS?
VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is overseen by LEE in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.