South Fort Myers High School
14020 Plantation Rd
Fort Myers FL, 33912, Lee County
Phone: 239-561-0060
Ranking: 
(316 out of 492, bottom 36%)*
(316 out of 492, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 89 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 68 | 71 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,826 | 1,820 | 1,802 | 1,708 | 1,521 | 1,399 | 1,314 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 483 | 26.5% | 418 | 23.0% | 482 | 26.7% | 471 | 27.6% | 465 | 30.6% | 354 | 25.3% | 346 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 419 | 22.9% | 482 | 26.5% | 477 | 26.5% | 488 | 28.6% | 353 | 23.2% | 347 | 24.8% | 365 | 27.8% |
| Grade 11: | 479 | 26.2% | 470 | 25.8% | 486 | 27.0% | 367 | 21.5% | 356 | 23.4% | 351 | 25.1% | 390 | 29.7% |
| Grade 12: | 445 | 24.4% | 450 | 24.7% | 357 | 19.8% | 382 | 22.4% | 347 | 22.8% | 347 | 24.8% | 213 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 961 | 52.6% | 967 | 53.1% | 938 | 52.1% | 916 | 53.6% | 813 | 53.5% | 739 | 52.8% | 724 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 865 | 47.4% | 853 | 46.9% | 864 | 47.9% | 792 | 46.4% | 669 | 44.0% | 599 | 42.8% | 547 | 41.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 30 | 1.6% | 32 | 1.8% | 38 | 2.1% | 27 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 669 | 36.6% | 613 | 33.7% | 545 | 30.2% | 476 | 27.9% | 349 | 22.9% | 300 | 21.4% | 282 | 21.5% |
| Black: | 364 | 19.9% | 329 | 18.1% | 322 | 17.9% | 337 | 19.7% | 271 | 17.8% | 224 | 16.0% | 233 | 17.7% |
| White: | 711 | 38.9% | 796 | 43.7% | 854 | 47.4% | 827 | 48.4% | 848 | 55.8% | 793 | 56.7% | 729 | 55.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 2.7% | 45 | 2.5% | 39 | 2.2% | 36 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 993 | 54.4% | 948 | 52.1% | 885 | 49.1% | 848 | 49.6% | 674 | 44.3% | 432 | 30.9% | 337 | 25.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 165 | 9.0% | 188 | 10.3% | 169 | 9.4% | 175 | 10.2% | 151 | 9.9% | 151 | 10.8% | 112 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.52 | 20.68 | 21.05 | 20.98 | 21.13 | 20.70 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 399 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 404 | 406 |
| 2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 401 | 404 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 398 | 403 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 320 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 323 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 324 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 325 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 326 | 329 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 296 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 302 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 304 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 306 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 306 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239 | 243 | 244 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 244 | 246 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 296 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 290 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 295 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 302 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268 | 300 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 299 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 307 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 309 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 307 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 307 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 313 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 314 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 316 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 315 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 240 | 240 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 240 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.7% | 62.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.2% | 33.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.3% | 27.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.8% | 72.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,260.0 | $42,188.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,243.0 | $36,064.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,995.0 | $45,234.0 |
* South Fort Myers High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.