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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in LEE

This page covers 60 of the 61 elementary schools in LEE had enough federal data to rank, including 11 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

60
Schools Ranked
Florida
State
11
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 60
1
rank
THE ISLAND SCHOOL
Grades KG–0566 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (6.0:1)
74
/100
Student:Teacher
6.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
2
rank
HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL
Grades KG–08164 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
3
rank
OASIS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL-NORTH
Grades KG–05770 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
4
rank
THE SANIBEL SCHOOL
Grades PK–08289 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
12%
Low economic need
5
rank
OASIS CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SOUTH
Grades KG–05873 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
6
rank
EDGEWOOD ACADEMY
Grades PK–05480 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–051,109 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
17.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Grades KG–05176 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
9
rank
GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05840 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
FORT MYERS BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–0580 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
28/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,577
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
50 more elementary schools in LEE not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
60
Elementary Schools
118
Total Schools
74
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
District profileLEE
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
THE ISLAND SCHOOL
Score: 74/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.