PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · FORT MYERS, FL

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in FORT MYERS, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 999 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

999

Teachers (FTE)

55.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	403	40%
Black or African American	310	31%
White	207	21%
Asian	47	5%
Two or more races	31	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	999	544M / 455F

English Language Learners: 115 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	52.0% +3.2pp	48.8%	936
Reading Proficiency	52.0% -0.2pp	52.2%	926
Science Proficiency	51.0%	—	307

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

166 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

206

20.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	999	100%

Contact & Location

4750 WINKLER AVENUE EXT

FORT MYERS, FL 33966

Phone: (239)334-1357

http://dun.leeschools.net//

District

LEE

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,990

District enrollment: 99,354

Other Schools in District

ALLEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ATHENIAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Elementary
BAYSHORE SCHOOL Elementary
BONITA SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL Elementary
BONITA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33966) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120108001128

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD