Sunshine Elementary School

601 Sara Ave N, Lehigh Acres FL, 33971 | Lee County School District | 239-369-5836
  • grades PK-5
  • students 1163
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 47% 14% 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

Sunshine Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Lee County School District" in Lehigh Acres, FL. There are a total of 1,163 students and 82 teachers at Sunshine Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Sunshine Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 47.0%, which is 14% lower than the Florida average.

Sunshine Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1163
Teachers82
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Sunshine Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
355-59%
455-59%
540-44%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
345-49%
440-44%
535-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

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.

Sunshine Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 21.3% 45.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 23.4% 15.0% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.1% 1.7% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 49.8% 35.4% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.5% 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 Sunshine Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.