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James Stephens Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Myers, Lee County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Stephens Elementary School enrolls 454 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 220 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 186 | 41% |
| White | 33 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 454 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 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.
James Stephens Elementary 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.
James Stephens Elementary 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 454 students, James Stephens Elementary School is smaller 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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