Summary:
Mirror Lakes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lehigh Acres, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,228 students. The school is part of the Lee County School District, which is ranked 48 out of 67 districts in Florida and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
While Mirror Lakes Elementary School has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (61.73%) compared to the surrounding schools, the racial diversity of the student population is relatively similar to the nearby schools, such as Treeline Elementary School, The Alva School, and Gateway Charter Elementary School. However, Mirror Lakes Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 67.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 35.96% to 74.17%.
Despite having a higher per-student spending of $10,764 compared to the surrounding schools, which range from $8,668 to $10,730 per student, Mirror Lakes Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Lee County and Florida state averages in various standardized tests, including FAST/English Language Arts, FAST/Math, and Statewide Science/Science. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 32.1% to 43.9% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the other nearby schools, which have chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.2% to 40.4%. As a result, Mirror Lakes Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Florida elementary schools, with a ranking between 1298 and 1339 out of 2,219 to 2,240 schools in recent years, and maintains a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Lee
SchoolDigger Rank:
1340th of 2,242 Florida Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,764
Students who attend Mirror Lakes Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.6
Number of students: 1,228
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
61.7%
African American:
19.3%
White:
15.0%
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Two or more races:
2.9%
Asian:
0.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.8%
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