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Alternative public high school · Lee · Fort Myers, Florida

Lee County Acceleration Academies

Lee County Acceleration Academies rates 4.5 on our scale, which leans on how many students test on grade level; on Florida's learning-gains rating it is Maintaining.

High schools, 1 to 10This alternative campus against every public high school around it rated on verified state test data, not only alternative ones.
4.5this school

4.5 on a one-to-ten scale; the Lee median is 4.8.

#3,349 of 3,811 schools in Florida · Lee: 29 high schools rated, median 4.8 · Florida School Improvement Rating 2025-26: Maintaining, on learning gains

The brief

An alternative high school in Fort Myers, FL where students score 56 points below what's typical for similar communities.

Florida rates Lee County Acceleration Academies on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining. In reading, 58% of eligible students made learning gains, and in math, 100%; 88% of students were tested. Its previous rating was Commendable, in 2024-25.

Lee County Acceleration Academies 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.

Math7%42 points below the Florida average of 49%High-school course exams · 40 students tested · 2026 FAST
Reading18%43 points below the Florida average of 61%Grade 10 · 28 students tested · 2026 FAST
Proficiency has improved 9 points since 2024, reaching 13% in 2026, across a 3-year record (2024–2026).2026 FAST; 7 test records from FL state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
8.1
25% of the rating
Academics
1.6
25% of the rating
College Readiness
4.5
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
3.8
20% of the rating

Academics is status: the share of students testing on grade level. Florida's School Improvement Rating counts learning gains instead, and Student Progress is our school-wide proficiency trend, not Florida's measure of each student's gains.

About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2026

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 5% (multi-year average, 2024-2026) · reading/ELA 22% (multi-year average, 2024-2026).

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 · 2026 FAST · Medium confidence
  • 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 · 2026 FAST · Medium confidence
  • 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)
State assessments · 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 33907; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2024-2026; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Lee County Acceleration Academies and the 20 nearest high schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$49,826
Median home value
$236,700
Median rent
$1,502/mo
College educated
25.7%
Homeownership
43.2%
Poverty rate
15.6%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33907; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
81
Very Walkable
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 byWalk Score

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.

Who goes here

Free or reduced lunch
23.6%
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.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible alternative schools within 15 miles, best rated first.
  1. Pace School for Girls3.1 mi
    5.3Compare →
  2. Success Academy6.2 mi
    5.2Compare →
  3. Lee County Acceleration Academiesthis school
    4.5
  4. North Nicholas High School9.1 mi · charter
    4.5Compare →
  5. Northern Palms Charter High School6.8 mi · charter
    3.5Compare →
  6. Island Park High School4.3 mi · charter
    3.4Compare →
  7. Coronado High School4.0 mi · charter
    3.3Compare →
  8. City of Palms Charter High School3.0 mi · charter
    3.1Compare →
  9. Palm Acres Charter High School12.1 mi · charter
    2.5Compare →
Eight grade-compatible alternative schools using the same rating model sit within 15 miles, and two rate higher than Lee County Acceleration Academies.Public-school ratings. Alternative schools only, which are few, so the distance reaches 15 miles. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.

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 Lee County Acceleration Academies serve?

Lee County Acceleration Academies serves students in grades 8th through 12th.

How many students attend Lee County Acceleration Academies?

Lee County Acceleration Academies has an enrollment of approximately 144 students.

How does Lee County Acceleration Academies rank in FL?

Lee County Acceleration Academies ranks #3,349 of 3,811 schools in FL.

What is Lee County Acceleration Academies's MySchoolScout rating?

Lee County Acceleration Academies has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.5 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 Lee County Acceleration Academies on learning gains instead: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining.

What are the test scores at Lee County Acceleration Academies?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Lee County Acceleration Academies has 5% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2024-2026) and 22% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2024-2026).

Is Lee County Acceleration Academies a charter school?

No, Lee County Acceleration Academies is not a charter school. It is an alternative public school.

Is Lee County Acceleration Academies a Title I school?

No, Lee County Acceleration Academies is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Lee County Acceleration Academies?

23.6% of students at Lee County Acceleration Academies 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
8th – 12th
Enrollment
144
Type
Alternative
Title I
No
Florida School Improvement Rating
Maintaining (2025-26, on learning gains)
Setting
Large Suburb
County
Lee County
Phone
(872) 240-2025
4-year graduation
≤20%
Federal four-year cohort rate, class of 2023 (EdFacts). Counts students who need more than four years, common where students arrive mid-year and behind on credits, as not graduating.
Rank in district
#90 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 33907)
24,828
Area average commute
23.8 min
Area median age
41.6

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Related reading

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.