📍 1711 Gunnery Rd N, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, 33971
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lehigh Acres, Lee County. The school has 1,104 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School enrolls 1,104 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 660 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 19% |
| White | 186 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
703 of the school's 1,104 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 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.
Tortuga Preserve Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 79.
Tortuga Preserve 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 1,104 students, Tortuga Preserve Elementary 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: Suburb - Large
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