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J. Colin English Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1931^st

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of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

J. Colin English Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Fort Myers, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 540 students. The school is part of the Lee County School District, which is ranked 59th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,675 to $13,133 over the past few years, J. Colin English Elementary School has consistently underperformed academically compared to nearby schools. The school's test scores are 10-15 percentage points below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math, and it has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 42.4% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the state and district averages, indicating a potential issue with student attendance. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.23% to 75.19% over the past few years, suggesting a higher concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

When comparing J. Colin English Elementary School to the nearby schools, such as Bayshore Elementary, Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School, and Diplomat Elementary, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming academically. These nearby schools have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The lack of improvement in J. Colin English Elementary School's state-wide ranking or SchoolDigger star rating over the past several years suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that are not being adequately addressed.

530

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,978

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Pine Island Rd
North Fort Myers, FL 33903

(239) 995-2258

District: Lee

Students who attend J. Colin English Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Caloosa Middle School
	Challenger Middle School
	Diplomat Middle School
	Gulf Middle School
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	Mariner Middle School
	Trafalgar Middle School
High:	Cape Coral High School
	Ida S. Baker High School
	Island Coast High School
	Mariner High School
	More...
	North Fort Myers High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

White:

34.5%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Florida avg58%

1,931^st of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 59Elementary Schools in the Lee

59^th of 67Lee among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1931 of 2258	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1836 of 2256	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1419 of 2240	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1449 of 2219	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1272 of 2247	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1395 of 2182	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1421 of 2118	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	1549 of 2112	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1537 of 2087	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.4	1147 of 2064	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.3	1480 of 2029	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	1256 of 1984	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.1	649 of 1985	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	703 of 1919	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.5	1309 of 1847	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	1205 of 1789	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.5	1479 of 1786	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	1337 of 1688	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-17 vs state

English Language Arts38%-19 vs state

Science33%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

There are more students taken out by parents and changing out of that school during school session more than any other in Lee County, why? I am also taking my children out. Some teachers are not use to teaching students in the grades they have been assigned into and others have been transferred there and seem to be unhappy and it has been reflecting on the children and parents. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J. Colin English Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Pine Island Rd	North Fort Myers	33903	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 995-2258	530	29	18.2	69.1%	183 (34.5%)	25 (4.7%)	297 (56.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	19.4	1931^st of 2258 public elementary schools	14.5%		22.5	1836^th of 2256 public elementary schools	18.6%	95	29.0	49.0	42.0				46.0	52.0	37.0				33.0				$12,978	$1,620	$11,358
North Fort Myers Academy For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1856 Arts Way	North Fort Myers	33917	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 997-2131	1,353	70	19.2	53.2%	687 (50.8%)	59 (4.4%)	531 (39.2%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.0%)	32	1593^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	29.5%		44.7	1224^th of 2256 public elementary schools	45.7%	369	54.0	43.0	42.0	56.0	53.0	57.0	57.0	53.0	35.0	50.0	23.0	54.0	38.0	44.0	75.0	58.0	$9,655	$678	$8,978
Dr Carrie D Robinson Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Hutto Rd	North Fort Myers	33903	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 995-3800	640	33	19.2	58.3%	227 (35.5%)	67 (10.5%)	317 (49.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	38.4	1405^th of 2258 public elementary schools	37.8%		42.2	1287^th of 2256 public elementary schools	43.0%	118	48.0	52.0	47.0				59.0	51.0	51.0				49.0				$12,094	$1,516	$10,578
Tropic Isles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5145 Orange Grove Blvd	North Fort Myers	33903	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 995-4704	804	45	18.0	66.7%	243 (30.2%)	100 (12.4%)	412 (51.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	33.3	1548^th of 2258 public elementary schools	31.4%		32.5	1547^th of 2256 public elementary schools	31.4%	1	48.0	52.0	45.0				52.0	66.0	45.0				35.0				$11,810	$1,504	$10,305
Hancock Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Skyline Dr	North Fort Myers	33903	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 995-3600	814	43	18.8	61.3%	290 (35.6%)	85 (10.4%)	396 (48.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	30.4	1631^st of 2258 public elementary schools	27.8%		36.8	1441^st of 2256 public elementary schools	36.1%	190	46.0	48.0	43.0				52.0	54.0	44.0				43.0				$10,517	$1,228	$9,288
Edgewood Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3464 Edgewood Ave	Fort Myers	33916	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 334-6205	598	43	13.9	68.7%	41 (6.9%)	208 (34.8%)	332 (55.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	21.9	1850^th of 2258 public elementary schools	18.1%		10.8	2132^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	5.5%	282	44.0	43.0	28.0				54.0	51.0	38.0				36.0				$20,498	$2,978	$17,521
Bayshore School	Public	PK, KG-6	17050 Williams Rd	North Fort Myers	33917	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 543-3663	685	32	21.2	40.0%	489 (71.4%)	9 (1.3%)	166 (24.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	53.3	1034^th of 2258 public elementary schools	54.2%		56.5	934^th of 2256 public elementary schools	58.6%	100	48.0	59.0	59.0	51.0			51.0	67.0	80.0	71.0			51.0				$10,388	$547	$9,840
Edison Park Creative And Expressive Arts School	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 Euclid Ave	Fort Myers	33901	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 334-6232	440	26	16.9	43.9%	179 (40.7%)	109 (24.8%)	138 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	51.2	1087^th of 2258 public elementary schools	51.9%		58.7	889^th of 2256 public elementary schools	60.6%	198	68.0	50.0	49.0				65.0	64.0	58.0				46.0				$12,131	$577	$11,553
Diplomat Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 NE 16th Ter	Cape Coral	33909	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 458-0033	1,066	62	17.1	51.8%	396 (37.1%)	51 (4.8%)	564 (52.9%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.3%)	71.4	597^th of 2258 public elementary schools	73.6%		73.2	569^th of 2256 public elementary schools	74.8%	28	61.0	55.0	63.0				76.0	74.0	78.0				64.0				$11,980	$1,706	$10,273
Franklin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 Ford St	Fort Myers	33916	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 332-1969	505	24	21.0	73.7%	18 (3.6%)	361 (71.5%)	111 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	10.1	2147^th of 2258 public elementary schools	4.9%		13	2088^th of 2256 public elementary schools	7.4%	59	29.0	24.0	27.0				37.0	27.0	49.0				27.0				$12,827	$1,169	$11,657

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Colin English Elementary School

What district is J. Colin English Elementary School in?

Lee

What is the racial makeup of J. Colin English Elementary School?

Students at J. Colin English Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend J. Colin English Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended J. Colin English Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of J. Colin English Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J. Colin English Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Caloosa Middle School
Middle : Challenger Middle School
Middle : Diplomat Middle School
Middle : Gulf Middle School
Middle : Mariner Middle School
Middle : Trafalgar Middle School
High : Cape Coral High School
High : Ida S. Baker High School
High : Island Coast High School
High : Mariner High School
High : North Fort Myers High School

Is J. Colin English Elementary School a good school?

J. Colin English Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Florida elementary schools.

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