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Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

15200 Alexandria Ct, Fort Myers, FL 33908 · (239) 481-1761 · Part of Lee County School District

Harlem Heights’ School Grade C+ better than 36% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
1,057
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Harlem Heights kids: 21 middle schools

On the path

Where Harlem Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

15200 Alexandria Ct, Fort Myers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten135
Grade 1170
Grade 2167
Grade 3211
Grade 4152
Grade 5207
Enrollment over time
1,060’20
1,140’21
1,109’22
1,131’23
1,057’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 33%Black 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heights Elementary School from Harlem Heights 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; Harlem Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.