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Best Middle Schools in Lee County, FL

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Schools

17,492

Students

Top rankedOasis Charter Middle School189^th of 1,224 Florida middle schools

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Biggest riser

Trafalgar Middle School up 45 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bonita Springs Middle Center For The Arts 17.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cypress Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8901 Cypress Lake Dr	Fort Myers	33919	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 481-1533	768	40	19.0	34.1%	382 (49.7%)	49 (6.4%)	295 (38.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	66.6	371^st of 1224 public middle schools	69.7%		66.9	357^th of 1205 public middle schools	70.4%	14	65.0	69.0	73.0	72.0	13.0	82.0	59.0	96.0	100.0		81.0	$11,350	$705	$10,645
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	Public	6-8	4750 Winkler Avenue Ext	Fort Myers	33966	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 334-1357	999	55	18.0	46.2%	207 (20.7%)	310 (31.0%)	403 (40.3%)	47 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.1%)	34.9	853^rd of 1224 public middle schools	30.3%		39.4	756^th of 1205 public middle schools	37.3%	97	46.0	57.0	47.0	44.0	24.0	62.0	48.0	84.0	98.0		88.0	$10,627	$739	$9,889
Fort Myers Middle School	Public	6-8	3050 Central Ave	Fort Myers	33901	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 936-1759	687	33	20.8	62.9%	58 (8.4%)	328 (47.7%)	268 (39.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	15.2	1095^th of 1224 public middle schools	10.5%		12.6	1090^th of 1205 public middle schools	9.5%	5	30.0	34.0	34.0	25.0	29.0	50.0	27.0	89.0			56.0	$12,354	$1,692	$10,662
Caloosa Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Del Prado Blvd S	Cape Coral	33990	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 574-3232	1,018	49	20.7	57.7%	344 (33.8%)	108 (10.6%)	495 (48.6%)	16 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.0%)	33.2	877^th of 1224 public middle schools	28.3%		30.6	878^th of 1205 public middle schools	27.1%	1	53.0	51.0	51.0	55.0	24.0	53.0	36.0	88.0			65.0	$10,764	$1,176	$9,589
Bonita Springs Middle Center For The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	10141 W Terry St	Bonita Springs	34135	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 992-4422	706	41	17.3	39.1%	166 (23.5%)	6 (0.8%)	518 (73.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	38.5	808^th of 1224 public middle schools	34.0%		43.6	691^st of 1205 public middle schools	42.7%	117	47.0	53.0	61.0	36.0	15.0	57.0	47.0	74.0	93.0		73.0	$11,050	$649	$10,401
Three Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	18500 3 Oaks Pkwy	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 267-5757	1,091	48	22.9	25.9%	629 (57.7%)	37 (3.4%)	358 (32.8%)	29 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.3%)	68.2	351^st of 1224 public middle schools	71.3%		72.9	294^th of 1205 public middle schools	75.6%	57	62.0	66.0	68.0	73.0	34.0	83.0	71.0	91.0	97.0		78.0	$9,433	$588	$8,844
Gulf Middle School	Public	6-8	1809 SW 36th Ter	Cape Coral	33914	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 549-0606	901	46	19.5	36.0%	429 (47.6%)	42 (4.7%)	368 (40.8%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.8%)	58.3	498^th of 1224 public middle schools	59.3%		62.6	423^rd of 1205 public middle schools	64.9%	75	65.0	60.0	64.0	62.0	43.0	73.0	58.0	89.0			69.0	$10,178	$650	$9,528
Lehigh Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	651 Sunrise Blvd	Lehigh Acres	33936	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 369-6108	1,509	70	21.6	58.8%	201 (13.3%)	303 (20.1%)	943 (62.5%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	28.7	935^th of 1224 public middle schools	23.6%		37.1	787^th of 1205 public middle schools	34.7%	148	47.0	52.0	47.0	31.0	31.0	61.0	36.0	81.0			62.0	$9,590	$1,381	$8,210
Trafalgar Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 Trafalgar Pkwy	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 283-2001	962	52	18.6	34.2%	431 (44.8%)	45 (4.7%)	426 (44.3%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.6%)	63.2	423^rd of 1224 public middle schools	65.4%		59.7	468^th of 1205 public middle schools	61.2%	45	64.0	69.0	65.0	61.0	46.0	82.0	62.0	97.0			78.0	$10,820	$747	$10,073
Diplomat Middle School	Public	6-8	1039 NE 16th Ter	Cape Coral	33909	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 574-5257	1,097	50	21.8	49.0%	365 (33.3%)	88 (8.0%)	604 (55.1%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.2%)	43.6	726^th of 1224 public middle schools	40.7%		48.3	616^th of 1205 public middle schools	48.9%	110	53.0	61.0	61.0	45.0	41.0	59.0	49.0	87.0			76.0	$10,107	$618	$9,491
Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	16351 Summerlin Rd	Fort Myers	33908	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 454-6130	1,054	52	20.1	38.3%	348 (33.0%)	112 (10.6%)	523 (49.6%)	32 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	37.5	821^st of 1224 public middle schools	32.9%		36.7	795^th of 1205 public middle schools	34.0%	26	48.0	55.0	57.0	46.0	41.0	57.0	47.0	83.0	95.0		81.0	$9,963	$573	$9,391
Varsity Lakes Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Gunnery Rd N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 694-3464	1,009	46	21.9	53.5%	86 (8.5%)	254 (25.2%)	629 (62.3%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.3%)	20.5	1039^th of 1224 public middle schools	15.1%		25.5	934^th of 1205 public middle schools	22.5%	105	35.0	45.0	46.0	36.0	10.0	42.0	39.0	79.0			60.0	$9,873	$1,154	$8,719
Mariner Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Chiquita Blvd N	Cape Coral	33993	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 772-1848	691	33	21.2	48.8%	230 (33.3%)	45 (6.5%)	370 (53.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	36.5	831^st of 1224 public middle schools	32.1%		37.3	782^nd of 1205 public middle schools	35.1%	49	55.0	48.0	54.0	53.0	38.0	55.0	42.0	91.0			59.0	$10,853	$558	$10,295
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	624 Trafalgar Pkwy	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 242-4341	999	54	18.6	41.5%	418 (41.8%)	54 (5.4%)	462 (46.2%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	61.9	441^st of 1224 public middle schools	64.0%		68.7	340^th of 1205 public middle schools	71.8%	101	57.0	75.0	68.0	61.0	49.0	77.0	56.0	88.0			83.0	$10,614	$628	$9,986
Oasis Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3507 Oasis Blvd	Cape Coral	33914	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 945-1999	846	44	19.2	23.5%	551 (65.1%)	26 (3.1%)	227 (26.8%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	80.7	189^th of 1224 public middle schools	84.6%		85.9	137^th of 1205 public middle schools	88.6%	52	76.0	75.0	78.0	85.0	44.0	86.0	68.0	96.0			85.0	$8,683	$00	$8,683
Oak Hammock Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5321 Tice St	Fort Myers	33905	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(239) 693-0469	1,242	63	19.8	52.7%	167 (13.4%)	131 (10.5%)	907 (73.0%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.1%)	23.8	1000^th of 1224 public middle schools	18.3%		24.6	946^th of 1205 public middle schools	21.5%	54	35.0	44.0	51.0	41.0	19.0	51.0	37.0	81.0		89.0	51.0	$11,452	$1,951	$9,502
Harns Marsh Middle School	Public	6-8	1820 Unice Ave N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 690-2025	905	50	18.1	58.7%	86 (9.5%)	179 (19.8%)	598 (66.1%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	35.1	850^th of 1224 public middle schools	30.6%		35.3	810^th of 1205 public middle schools	32.8%	40	45.0	48.0	51.0	43.0	18.0	65.0	53.0	90.0	95.0		69.0	$12,277	$1,824	$10,453
Lemuel Teal Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Arthur Ave	Lehigh Acres	33936	Lee County	Lee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(239) 303-5990	1,008	53	19.2	61.3%	102 (10.1%)	236 (23.4%)	632 (62.7%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.8%)	23.3	1006^th of 1224 public middle schools	17.8%		21.7	981^st of 1205 public middle schools	18.6%	25	45.0	45.0	42.0	38.0	21.0	49.0	39.0	88.0			60.0	$10,867	$1,230	$9,637

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