Fort Myers High School

2635 Cortez Blvd, Fort Myers FL, 33901 | Lee County School District | 239-334-2167
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1997
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 70% 27% higher 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

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 1,997 students and 96 teachers at Fort Myers High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Fort Myers High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.5%, which is 27% higher than the Florida average.

Fort Myers High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1997
Teachers96
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment700
Taking some courses288
Taking some courses (not tests)60
Passing some courses83
Passing no courses195

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 Fort Myers High School, there are a total of 700 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 288 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All66%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School66%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All73%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School73%

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.

Fort Myers High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 64.0% 45.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 13.9% 15.0% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 5.1% 1.7% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3% 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 2.6% 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 Fort Myers High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.