Summary
Lehigh Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lehigh Acres, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,227 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. Lehigh Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Florida elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,400 and 2,000 out of around 2,200 schools over the past decade.
Lehigh Elementary School faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.9% to 36.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates as low as 33% in 5th grade science, 46% in 3rd grade ELA, and 32% in 5th grade math, compared to 45% and 55% at the district and state levels, respectively. Additionally, Lehigh Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.28% to 75.96% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.
When comparing Lehigh Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that Lehigh is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. For example, The Alva School and Mirror Lakes Elementary School have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Lehigh Elementary. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Lehigh Elementary, ranging from $9,249 to $11,110 in recent years, the school's performance still lags behind the district and state averages, suggesting that the effective allocation and utilization of resources may be an important consideration for improvement.
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