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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Lee County Schools

This page covers 8 elementary schools in Lee County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

8
Schools Ranked
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State
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 8 of 8
1
rank
J Glenn Edwards Elementary
Grades KG–05532 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
2
rank
Tramway Elementary
Grades KG–05545 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
J R Ingram Jr Elementary
Grades KG–05408 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Deep River Elementary
Grades KG–05473 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
5
rank
Greenwood Elementary
Grades KG–05530 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
6
rank
BT Bullock Elementary
Grades KG–05485 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Broadway Elementary
Grades PK–05483 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
8
rank
WB Wicker Elementary
Grades KG–05575 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,597
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
8
Elementary Schools
16
Total Schools
50
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.