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Tanglewood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1620 Manchester Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919 · (239) 936-0891 · Part of Lee County School District

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

Directions
Students
687
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tanglewood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • 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–5Tanglewood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1620 Manchester Blvd, Fort Myers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten101
Grade 1105
Grade 2106
Grade 3135
Grade 4102
Grade 5125
Enrollment over time
697’20
744’21
724’22
749’23
687’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 40%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tanglewood 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.