Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Fort Myers

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

James Stephens Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1333 Marsh Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905 · (239) 337-1333 · Part of Lee County School District

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

Directions
Students
730
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about James Stephens Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 76.8% 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–5James Stephens Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1333 Marsh Ave, Fort Myers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K134
Kindergarten86
Grade 1102
Grade 291
Grade 3124
Grade 480
Grade 5113
Enrollment over time
413’20
430’21
454’22
541’23
730’24

Up 76.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%Black 39%White 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Stephens 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.