📍 17500 Church Ave, Alva, Lee County, 33920
The Alva School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alva, Lee County. The school has 1,237 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathan Shaker. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Alva School enrolls 1,237 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 847 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
577 of the school's 1,237 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 577 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Alva School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 79.
The Alva School is one of 122 schools in LEE, based in FORT MYERS, Florida. The district serves 102,506 students district-wide and employs 4,977 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,237 students, The Alva School is larger than the district average of about 840 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe