JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · FORT MYERS, FL

JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in FORT MYERS, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 730 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

730

Teachers (FTE)

36.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

20:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	387	53%
Black or African American	284	39%
White	40	5%
Two or more races	18	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	730	353M / 377F

English Language Learners: 152 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	48.8%	196
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	52.2%	194
Science Proficiency	20-29%	—	56

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)

-0.54 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

178

24.4% 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.)	730	100%

Contact & Location

1333 MARSH AVE

FORT MYERS, FL 33905

Phone: (239)337-1333

http://jsa.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 33905) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120108007597

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