East Lee County High School

715 Thomas Sherwin Ave S, Lehigh Acres FL, 33974 | Lee County School District | 239-369-2932
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2027
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 34% 38% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 16 in Lehigh Acres
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
44%Lehigh Acres
55%Florida

East Lee County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lee County School District" in Lehigh Acres, FL. There are a total of 2,027 students and 110 teachers at East Lee County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

East Lee County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 34.0%, which is 38% lower than the Florida average.

East Lee County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2027
Teachers110
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment261
Taking some courses194
Taking some courses (not tests)53
Passing some courses4
Passing no courses174

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 East Lee County High School, there are a total of 261 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 194 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School33%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35%

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.

East Lee County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 20.0% 45.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 27.3% 15.0% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.6% 1.7% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 50.0% 35.4% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.4% 3.2% 3.1%

Lehigh Acres demographics profile

StatisticLehigh AcresFloridaNational
Population124,52321,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,34341091
Median age33.541.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%54%55%
Speak English55%72%79%
Speak Spanish36%21%13%

Education level achieved in Lehigh Acres

IndexLehigh AcresFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade73.8%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school71.8%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college42.8%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree22.3%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors13.4%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters3.8%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.9%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The East Lee County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.