North Fort Myers’s public schools score below 64% of Florida districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving North Fort Myers, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
North Fort Myers’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 381 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Fort Myers’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 48% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,384 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts, then North Fort Myers High School. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Northern Palms Charter High School, Classical Christian Academy Inc. (private) and Living Word Christian School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind North Fort Myers’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Florida school districts, #515 of 638 Florida towns. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Fort Myers, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in North Fort Myers · depends on your address
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Grades PK–8 · 1,353 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Bayshore School
Grades PK–6 · 685 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in North Ft Myers
7th grade in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Grades PK–8 · 1,353 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Grades PK–8 · 1,353 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,938 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,938 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,938 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,938 students · 23:1 students per teacher
North Fort Myers’s public schools are run by Lee County School District, which also serves Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero and Fort Myers Beach and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
North Fort Myers vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share North Fort Myers’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Fort Myers | C+ | Lee County |
| Cape Coral | C+ | Lee County |
| Fort Myers | C+ | Lee County |
All 2 neighbors share Lee County with North Fort Myers, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in North Fort Myers
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about North Fort Myers’s schools
Are North Fort Myers’s schools good?
On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools North Fort Myers children attend score below 64% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #515 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Fort Myers in?
Lee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 102,506 students in 115 schools (2024–25).
Where do North Fort Myers kids go to high school?
North Fort Myers High School, with 1,938 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is North Fort Myers’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Lee County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does North Fort Myers spend per student?
$12,384 in Lee County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in North Fort Myers?
Yes: Classical Christian Academy Inc. (religious, grades PK–12, 177 students) and Living Word Christian School (religious, grades K–12, 53 students). North Fort Myers also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What North Fort Myers families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near North Fort Myers → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.