Schools in Estero · Lee County School District
Estero’s public schools score below 71% of Florida districts
The public schools Estero’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Reading proficiency
50%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
47%
▼ 1 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 5% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
22.4
FL 18.2
Schools
3
2,596 students
The School Grade
How Estero compares
C+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (304)Better than 7%
High confidence. Built on 53,429 tested students and a graduating class of 6,922; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Estero.
23 schools teach 6th grade in Estero’s district. Which one depends on your address: Veterans Park Academy for the Arts, Lehigh Acres Middle School, North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts and Oak Hammock Middle School and more.
21 schools teach 7th grade in Estero’s district. Which one depends on your address: Veterans Park Academy for the Arts, Lehigh Acres Middle School, North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts and Oak Hammock Middle School and more.
21 schools teach 8th grade in Estero’s district. Which one depends on your address: Veterans Park Academy for the Arts, Lehigh Acres Middle School, North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts and Oak Hammock Middle School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Pinewoods Elementary SchoolLee County School District
6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Estero High SchoolLee County School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Below the state in reading
Reading50%
State average 52%
Math47%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Estero
3 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
High
Also serving Estero · in other towns
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
C+1,937 students19:1Rate it →
Lehigh Acres Middle School
C1,509 students22:1Rate it →
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
B1,353 students19:1Rate it →
Oak Hammock Middle School
C+1,242 students20:1Rate it →
The Alva School
B1,203 students19:1Rate it →
Diplomat Middle School
B1,097 students22:1Rate it →
Three Oaks Middle School
A−1,091 students23:1Rate it →
Lexington Middle School
B1,054 students20:1Rate it →
Caloosa Middle School
B−1,018 students21:1Rate it →
Varsity Lakes Middle School
C1,009 students22:1Rate it →
Lemuel Teal Middle School
1,008 students19:1Rate it →
Challenger Middle School
B+999 students19:1Rate it →
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Estero
There’s no college in Estero, but 6 are within 30 miles. The closest is Florida Gulf Coast University in Florida Gulf Coast University, 3.1 miles away.
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Florida Gulf Coast University
3.1 mi13,852 students
Florida SouthWestern State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Cypress Lake
10.3 mi9,653 students
Southern Technical CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Fort Myers
12.7 mi531 students
Ave Maria School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Vineyards
13.4 mi273 students
Premiere International CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Fort Myers
15.3 mi106 students
Ave Maria UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ave Maria
23.2 mi1,295 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Estero. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.