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Schools in Cypress Lake · Lee County School District

Cypress Lake’s public schools score below 64% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Cypress Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#515of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▼ 4 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 5% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.0
FL 18.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
44,606 students on the public path
In brief

Cypress Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 448 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cypress Lake’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 48% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,384 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

50 elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Cypress Lake Middle School, then Cypress Lake High School. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School and Peace by Piece Learning Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cypress Lake’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Florida school districts, #515 of 638 Florida towns. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (448)Better than 22%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 55,648 test results and a graduating class of 7,144 could put Cypress Lake anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Cypress Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (54,213 in math, 57,084 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cypress Lake, with each school’s own grade.

50 schools teach K in Cypress Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,937 students19:1Rate it →
Sunshine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,456 students20:1Rate it →
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Fort Myers
B
1,353 students19:1Rate it →
Mirror Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
B−
1,237 students17:1Rate it →
Lehigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,207 students19:1Rate it →
The Alva School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alva
B
1,203 students19:1Rate it →
Gulf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
1,193 students17:1Rate it →
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,172 students24:1Rate it →
Skyline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B
1,141 students19:1Rate it →
Harns Marsh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,103 students19:1Rate it →
Amanecer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
1,072 students21:1Rate it →
Diplomat Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
1,066 students17:1Rate it →
Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
A
1,057 students19:1Rate it →
Treeline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B
1,057 students17:1Rate it →
Pinewoods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Estero
A
1,025 students19:1Rate it →
Caloosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
968 students17:1Rate it →
Pelican Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B+
963 students19:1Rate it →
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C
960 students24:1Rate it →
Patriot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B
954 students19:1Rate it →
Three Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
A
941 students18:1Rate it →
Allen Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
926 students18:1Rate it →
River Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alva
C+
913 students20:1Rate it →
Trafalgar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
910 students18:1Rate it →
Gateway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B
839 students20:1Rate it →
Hancock Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
B−
814 students19:1Rate it →
Tropic Isles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
C+
804 students18:1Rate it →
Cape Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
798 students20:1Rate it →
Orange River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
796 students19:1Rate it →
Villas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
784 students14:1Rate it →
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
736 students17:1Rate it →
James Stephens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
D
730 students20:1Rate it →
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C+
728 students17:1Rate it →
Rayma C. Page Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ft Myers
A
697 students17:1Rate it →
Tanglewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
A−
687 students17:1Rate it →
Bayshore School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · North Ft Myers
B
685 students21:1Rate it →
Orangewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
679 students19:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bonita Springs
B+
664 students18:1Rate it →
Colonial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
661 students15:1Rate it →
San Carlos Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
642 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. Carrie D Robinson Littleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
B
640 students19:1Rate it →
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B−
606 students18:1Rate it →
Edgewood Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
598 students14:1Rate it →
J. Colin English Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
B−
530 students18:1Rate it →
Tice Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
516 students17:1Rate it →
Franklin Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
D
505 students21:1Rate it →
Bonita Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bonita Springs
B
502 students17:1Rate it →
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B+
440 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Island Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bokeelia
B+
227 students17:1Rate it →
The Sanibel School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sanibel
A+
225 students11:1Rate it →
Fort Myers Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers Beach
A+
62 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–550 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–8Cypress Lake Middle SchoolLee County School DistrictA−
9–12Cypress Lake High SchoolLee County School DistrictB−

Cypress Lake’s public schools are run by Lee County School District, which also serves Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero and Fort Myers Beach and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 115 schools · 102,506 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 20.0 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,384FL $13,006 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 52.1% · 57084 students tested
Math48%
State average 52.2% · 54213 students tested

Cypress Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Cypress Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cypress LakeC+Lee County

Every school in Cypress Lake

54 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cypress Lakeby address
Cypress Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Myers
A−
768 students19:1Rate it →
Cypress Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Myers
B−
1,429 students22:1Rate it →
Also serving Cypress Lakein other towns
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,937 students19:1Rate it →
Sunshine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,456 students20:1Rate it →
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Fort Myers
B
1,353 students19:1Rate it →
Mirror Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
B−
1,237 students17:1Rate it →
Lehigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,207 students19:1Rate it →
The Alva School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alva
B
1,203 students19:1Rate it →
Gulf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
1,193 students17:1Rate it →
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,172 students24:1Rate it →
Skyline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B
1,141 students19:1Rate it →
Harns Marsh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,103 students19:1Rate it →
Amanecer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
1,072 students21:1Rate it →
Diplomat Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
1,066 students17:1Rate it →
Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
A
1,057 students19:1Rate it →
Treeline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B
1,057 students17:1Rate it →
Pinewoods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Estero
A
1,025 students19:1Rate it →
Caloosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
968 students17:1Rate it →
Pelican Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B+
963 students19:1Rate it →
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C
960 students24:1Rate it →
Patriot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B
954 students19:1Rate it →
Three Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
A
941 students18:1Rate it →
Allen Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
926 students18:1Rate it →
River Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alva
C+
913 students20:1Rate it →
Trafalgar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
910 students18:1Rate it →
Gateway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B
839 students20:1Rate it →
Hancock Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
B−
814 students19:1Rate it →
Tropic Isles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
C+
804 students18:1Rate it →
Cape Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
A−
798 students20:1Rate it →
Orange River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
796 students19:1Rate it →
Villas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
784 students14:1Rate it →
Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
736 students17:1Rate it →
James Stephens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
D
730 students20:1Rate it →
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C+
728 students17:1Rate it →
Rayma C. Page Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ft Myers
A
697 students17:1Rate it →
Tanglewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
A−
687 students17:1Rate it →
Bayshore School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · North Ft Myers
B
685 students21:1Rate it →
Orangewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
679 students19:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bonita Springs
B+
664 students18:1Rate it →
Colonial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
661 students15:1Rate it →
San Carlos Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B−
642 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. Carrie D Robinson Littleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
B
640 students19:1Rate it →
Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Coral
B−
606 students18:1Rate it →
Edgewood Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
598 students14:1Rate it →
J. Colin English Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Fort Myers
B−
530 students18:1Rate it →
Tice Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
C
516 students17:1Rate it →
Franklin Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
D
505 students21:1Rate it →
Bonita Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bonita Springs
B
502 students17:1Rate it →
Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers
B+
440 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Island Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bokeelia
B+
227 students17:1Rate it →
The Sanibel School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sanibel
A+
225 students11:1Rate it →
Fort Myers Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Myers Beach
A+
62 students12:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ft Myers
A+
Charter
411 studentsRate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Peace by Piece Learning Center
Fort Myers
Private · Special education
6 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Cypress Lake’s schools

Are Cypress Lake’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cypress Lake children attend score below 64% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #515 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cypress Lake in?

Lee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 102,506 students in 115 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cypress Lake kids go to high school?

Cypress Lake High School in Fort Myers, with 1,429 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Cypress Lake’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Lee County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Cypress Lake spend per student?

$12,384 in Lee County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Cypress Lake?

Yes: Peace by Piece Learning Center (special education, grades , 6 students). Cypress Lake also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.