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Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4750 Winkler Avenue Ext, Fort Myers, FL 33966 · (239) 334-1357 · Part of Lee County School District

Fort Myers’ School Grade C+ better than 36% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
999
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Florida’s public schools
  • Next stop for Fort Myers kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Fort Myers kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4750 Winkler Avenue Ext, Fort Myers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6356
Grade 7324
Grade 8319
Enrollment over time
995’20
996’21
1,007’22
995’23
999’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 31%White 21%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School from Fort Myers families.

Other schools in Lee County School District

The district →
Gateway Charter School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Fort Myers
B−
3,192 students27:1
Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,937 students19:1
Sunshine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,456 students20:1
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Fort Myers
B
1,353 students19:1
Mirror Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
B−
1,237 students17:1
Lehigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehigh Acres
C+
1,207 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Fort Myers’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.