Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School
4750 Winkler Ave Ext
Fort Myers FL, 33966, Lee County
Phone: 239-334-1357
Ranking:
(967 out of 2,614, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lee County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 57 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 967 | 943 | 855 | 810 | 908 | 899 | 971 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 306 | 31.6% | 335 | 35.5% | 298 | 34.9% | 270 | 33.3% | 308 | 33.9% | 302 | 33.6% | 341 | 35.1% |
Grade 7: | 331 | 34.2% | 312 | 33.1% | 277 | 32.4% | 269 | 33.2% | 304 | 33.5% | 309 | 34.4% | 329 | 33.9% |
Grade 8: | 330 | 34.1% | 296 | 31.4% | 280 | 32.7% | 271 | 33.5% | 296 | 32.6% | 288 | 32.0% | 301 | 31.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 485 | 50.2% | 471 | 49.9% | 434 | 50.8% | 421 | 52.0% | 450 | 49.6% | 448 | 49.8% | 467 | 48.1% |
Female: | 482 | 49.8% | 472 | 50.1% | 421 | 49.2% | 389 | 48.0% | 420 | 46.3% | 408 | 45.4% | 453 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 22 | 2.3% | 34 | 3.6% | 35 | 4.1% | 41 | 5.1% | 45 | 5.0% | 40 | 4.4% | 34 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 257 | 26.6% | 233 | 24.7% | 199 | 23.3% | 170 | 21.0% | 199 | 21.9% | 163 | 18.1% | 168 | 17.3% |
Black: | 354 | 36.6% | 324 | 34.4% | 284 | 33.2% | 257 | 31.7% | 270 | 29.7% | 265 | 29.5% | 293 | 30.2% |
White: | 300 | 31.0% | 320 | 33.9% | 313 | 36.6% | 318 | 39.3% | 363 | 40.0% | 393 | 43.7% | 427 | 44.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 3.3% | 31 | 3.3% | 23 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 657 | 67.9% | 607 | 64.4% | 523 | 61.2% | 470 | 58.0% | 502 | 55.3% | 414 | 46.1% | 386 | 39.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 7.9% | 73 | 7.7% | 62 | 7.3% | 62 | 7.7% | 79 | 8.7% | 89 | 9.9% | 111 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.96 | 17.46 | 17.52 | 16.50 | 17.46 | 16.80 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 399 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 404 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 301 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 305 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 309 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 303 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 309 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 314 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 312 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 320 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 227 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 226 | 227 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 300 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 299 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 308 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 303 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 307 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 313 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 316 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 224 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 226 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 308 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 311 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 311 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 312 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 315 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 237 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 237 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 309 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 313 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 318 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 322 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 323 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 232 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 232 | 231 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 311 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 312 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 314 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 317 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 321 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 321 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 323 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 325 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242 | 242 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 242 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 296 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 297 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 299 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 303 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 308 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 312 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 313 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 314 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 238 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 238 | 238 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 290 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 299 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 303 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 303 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 308 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 314 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 316 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 201 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 53.8% | 62.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.2% | 38.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.8% | 23.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.2% | 76.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,506.0 | $42,616.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,808.0 | $34,083.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,032.0 | $46,166.0 |
* Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.