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Orangewood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4001 Deleon St, Fort Myers, FL 33901 · (239) 936-2950 · Part of Lee County School District

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

Directions
Students
679
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Orangewood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Florida’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Myers kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Orangewood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

4001 Deleon St, Fort Myers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten109
Grade 185
Grade 2100
Grade 3144
Grade 4106
Grade 5117
Enrollment over time
586’20
616’21
615’22
586’23
679’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%Black 34%White 15%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orangewood Elementary 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.