📍 4750 Winkler Avenue Ext, Fort Myers, Lee County, 33966
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Myers, Lee County. The school has 1,007 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karen Prentice. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School enrolls 1,007 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 362 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 312 | 31% |
| White | 243 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 42 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
509 of the school's 1,007 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 509 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.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 27, state house district 78.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle 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 1,007 students, Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle 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: City - Small
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