The brief
A Lee school where students score 30 points below what's typical for similar communities.
Florida rates County Wide Exceptional Child Programs on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining, on 41% of possible points (Maintaining spans 26% to 49%). In reading, 41% of eligible students made learning gains; 97% of students were tested. Florida has rated it Maintaining in each of its 6 ratings since the 2016-17 school year.
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs is listed in Lee, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 201940%
- 201840%
- 201745%
- 201650%
- 2015: no results on file
- 201430%
- 201335%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 4/4 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 35% (multi-year average, 2009-2019) · reading/ELA 42% (multi-year average, 2009-2019).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 33966; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2019; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $86,812
- Median home value
- $362,400
- Median rent
- $1,743/mo
- College educated
- 44.4%
- Homeownership
- 64%
- Poverty rate
- 5.4%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33966; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 37
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 66
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,506/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Fort Myers. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Fort Myers), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Advanced STEM courses
- 3 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 22.2%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
Compare nearby
Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does County Wide Exceptional Child Programs serve?
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs serves students in grades Pre-K through 12th.
How many students attend County Wide Exceptional Child Programs?
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs has an enrollment of approximately 81 students.
How does County Wide Exceptional Child Programs rank in FL?
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs ranks #2,815 of 3,811 schools in FL.
What is County Wide Exceptional Child Programs's MySchoolScout rating?
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.4 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown and leans on how many students test on grade level; equity data is shown separately for context. Florida rates County Wide Exceptional Child Programs on learning gains instead: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining, on 41% of possible points (Maintaining spans 26% to 49%).
What are the test scores at County Wide Exceptional Child Programs?
Based on loaded state assessment records, County Wide Exceptional Child Programs has 35% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2019) and 42% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2019).
Is County Wide Exceptional Child Programs a charter school?
No, County Wide Exceptional Child Programs is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is County Wide Exceptional Child Programs a Title I school?
No, County Wide Exceptional Child Programs is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for County Wide Exceptional Child Programs?
22.2% of students at County Wide Exceptional Child Programs qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 12th
- Enrollment
- 81
- Type
- Special_ed
- Title I
- No
- Florida School Improvement Rating
- Maintaining (2025-26, on learning gains)
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Lee County
- Phone
- (239) 337-8104
- Rank in district
- #58 of 111
- Schools in district
- 120
- District spending per student
- $12,108
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 12.7%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 33966)
- 11,901
- Area average commute
- 21.8 min
- Area median age
- 42.7
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.