South Fort Myers High School

14020 Plantation Rd, Fort Myers FL, 33912 | Lee County School District | 239-561-0060
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2040
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 33% 40% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 80 in Fort Myers
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
49%Fort Myers
55%Florida

South Fort Myers High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lee County School District" in Fort Myers, FL. There are a total of 2,040 students and 110 teachers at South Fort Myers High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

South Fort Myers High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 33.0%, which is 40% lower than the Florida average.

South Fort Myers High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2040
Teachers110
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment266
Taking some courses172
Taking some courses (not tests)35
Passing some courses15
Passing no courses151

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At South Fort Myers High School, there are a total of 266 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 172 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All34%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School34%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School32%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

South Fort Myers High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 39.0% 45.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 19.9% 15.0% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.7% 1.7% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 36.5% 35.4% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.4% 3.2% 3.1%

Fort Myers demographics profile

StatisticFort MyersFloridaNational
Population83,50521,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,09641091
Median age40.941.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%54%55%
Speak English73%72%79%
Speak Spanish20%21%13%

Education level achieved in Fort Myers

IndexFort MyersFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade76.9%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school75.5%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college52.2%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.0%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.0%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters9.5%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.7%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The South Fort Myers High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.