VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS

Regular School · LEHIGH ACRES, FL

VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS is a regular school school in LEHIGH ACRES, Florida, serving grades PK–08 with 1,937 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

1,937

Teachers (FTE)

102.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	1,247	64%
Black or African American	322	17%
White	290	15%
Two or more races	65	3%
Asian	10	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	1,937	1,021M / 916F

English Language Learners: 259 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% -7.8pp	48.8%	1,245
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -7.2pp	52.2%	1,250
Science Proficiency	36.0%	—	406

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)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

52 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

223

11.5% 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.)	1,937	100%

Contact & Location

49 HOMESTEAD RD S

LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33936

Phone: (239)303-3003

http://vpa.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 33936) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120108003950

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