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Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 838 Florida High Schools

Better than 4% of Florida high schools

Summary

Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy is a small high school in Lehigh Acres, FL, serving 294 students in grades 9-12 within the Lee school district, but it is in a state of severe crisis with academic outcomes far below any other school in the area.

The most alarming metric is the school's graduation rate, which sits at just 35.3% for the 2024-2025 school year. This is dramatically lower than nearby traditional high schools like Lehigh Senior High School (96.5%), East Lee County High School (97.0%), and Riverdale High School (96.7%). Even other alternative schools in the district, such as the Young Parent Education Program (50.0%), outperform Beasley. The school also has a crisis-level chronic absenteeism rate of 94.7%, meaning nearly every student is missing significant amounts of school, compared to the district average of 34.6%. Academic proficiency is near zero, with 0% of students proficient in Biology 1 and 10th-grade ELA, and only 9% in Geometry. This stands in stark contrast to even the lowest-performing traditional schools like Dunbar High School, which had proficiency rates of 31% in Algebra 1 and 36% in 10th-grade ELA.

Despite its name, the school is not functioning as a technical academy, as students are not mastering the foundational knowledge needed for technical careers. The school also has an extremely high student-to-teacher ratio of 33:1, which is counterintuitive for a school serving a highly at-risk population that requires intensive support. For comparison, the Young Parent Education Program has a ratio of just 4.9:1 and achieves a higher graduation rate. Spending per student has been erratic, with $22,344 spent in 2023-2024—more than double the spending of high-performing schools like Gateway High School ($9,267)—yet yielding a graduation rate of only 13.6% that year. This combination of metrics indicates a systemic breakdown that requires a complete overhaul, not just incremental improvement.

294

Students ?

33.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,645

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Bell Blvd N
Lehigh Acres, FL 33936

(239) 476-9100

District: Lee

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

23.5%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2017 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (9% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Florida average (35% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg58%

Florida avg64%

803^rd of 838

Florida public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2017

From bottom 10% (2017) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 25High Schools in the Lee

56^th of 70Lee 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
2026	1.7	803 of 838	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	798 of 844	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	776 of 807	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	734 of 792	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	762 of 774	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	705 of 746	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	662 of 734	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	649 of 716	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	640 of 714	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 115%-48 vs state

US History14%-60 vs state

Geometry9%-47 vs state

English Language Arts5%-55 vs state

Biology 10%-74 vs state

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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 US History (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	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th 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 US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	60 Bell Blvd N	Lehigh Acres	33936	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 476-9100	294	0	33.2	43.9%	69 (23.5%)	44 (15.0%)	169 (57.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	1.7	803^rd of 838 public high schools	4.2%		2.3	798^th of 844 public high schools	5.5%	5				16.0	0.0					15.0	9.0	0.0	14.0		$9,645	$98	$9,547
East Lee County High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	715 Thomas Sherwin Ave S	Lehigh Acres	33974	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(239) 369-2932	2,129	87	24.4	56.5%	252 (11.8%)	384 (18.0%)	1,437 (67.5%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	41 (1.9%)	18.5	675^th of 838 public high schools	19.5%		15.5	684^th of 844 public high schools	19.0%	9				39.0	37.0					14.0	22.0	74.0	50.0		$9,578	$944	$8,635
Palm Acres Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	507 Sunshine Blvd N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 333-3300	274	4	68.5	58.8%	39 (14.2%)	68 (24.8%)	162 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3.6	758^th of 838 public high schools	9.5%		4.3	757^th of 844 public high schools	10.3%	1				13.0	16.0						17.0	14.0	27.0		$10,412	$386	$10,026
Lehigh Senior High School	Public	9-12	901 Gunnery Rd N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 693-5353	2,550	111	22.9	53.9%	245 (9.6%)	703 (27.6%)	1,496 (58.7%)	34 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (2.6%)	33.3	551^st of 838 public high schools	34.2%		27.8	606^th of 844 public high schools	28.2%	55				49.0	56.0					24.0	30.0	67.0	64.0		$9,657	$1,077	$8,579
Gateway High School	Public	9-12	13820 Griffin Dr	Fort Myers	33913	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 303-7480	2,343	94	25.0	43.8%	505 (21.6%)	470 (20.1%)	1,256 (53.6%)	44 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	61 (2.6%)	53	302^nd of 838 public high schools	64.0%		46.5	380^th of 844 public high schools	55.0%	78				59.0	68.0					26.0	55.0	95.0	70.0		$9,267	$915	$8,350
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	2600 Buckingham Rd	Fort Myers	33905	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 694-4141	1,916	77	24.9	40.6%	814 (42.5%)	157 (8.2%)	882 (46.0%)	19 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.1%)	32	564^th of 838 public high schools	32.7%		39.1	475^th of 844 public high schools	43.7%	89				49.0	54.0					26.0	45.0	62.0	57.0		$8,835	$439	$8,396
Southwest Florida Juvenile Detention Center	Public	5-12	2525 Ortiz Ave	Fort Myers	33905	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 332-6927	41	4	11.7	36.6%	15 (36.6%)	15 (36.6%)	10 (24.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dunbar High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3800 E Edison Ave	Fort Myers	33916	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(239) 461-5322	1,734	79	22.0	47.5%	137 (7.9%)	515 (29.7%)	1,028 (59.3%)	22 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)	23.9	639^th of 838 public high schools	23.7%		18.3	673^rd of 844 public high schools	20.3%	34				37.0	36.0					31.0	43.0	69.0	57.0		$10,027	$1,114	$8,912
Fort Myers Technical College	Public	9-12	3800 Michigan Ave	Fort Myers	33916	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 334-4544	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Success Academy	Public	6-12	3650 Michigan Ave	Fort Myers	33916	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 334-3416	84	18	4.6	61.9%	16 (19.0%)	26 (31.0%)	37 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	3.6	760^th of 838 public high schools	9.3%		1.1	840^th of 844 public high schools	0.5%	80	3.0	30.0	8.0	10.0	17.0	3.0	17.0	3.0	11.0	13.0	8.0	13.0	55.0	21.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy

Is Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy a good school?

Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Florida high schools.

How many students attend Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy?

Students at Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy are 57% Hispanic, 23% White, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy in?

Lee

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