Royal Palm Exceptional School Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Fort Myers, Florida

Royal Palm Exceptional School Center in Fort Myers, Florida enrolled 99 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 3.7 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

131 students in 2022-23, 120 students in 2023-24, 99 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 990501001502022-231312023-241202024-2599
Students enrolled at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 990501001502022-231312023-241202024-2599
Students enrolled at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 990501001502022-231312023-241202024-2599
Students enrolled at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 990501001502022-231312023-241202024-2599
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313125.05.2
2023-2412024.05.0
2024-259927.03.7

3.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 3.7; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 3.7state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 3.7; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 3.7state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 3.7; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 3.7state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 3.7; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 3.7state median 11.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 133 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Royal Palm Exceptional School Center enrolled 133 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 72 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 133 of the 133 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions72
  • Chronically absent90.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.4% of students were Black, 30.3% White, 27.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black36.4%
  2. White30.3%
  3. Hispanic27.3%
  4. Two or more races6.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%49%53%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%53% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Fort Myers

6 public schools of this kind in Fort Myers report 2024-25 enrollment; Royal Palm Exceptional School Center is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gateway Charter Elementary School3,19226.644.7%
Lee County Virtual Franchise79622.716.0%
Early Childhood Learning Services187not reported73.8%
Royal Palm Exceptional School Center993.772.7%
County Wide Exceptional Child Programs94not reported27.7%
Buckingham Exceptional Student Center605.561.7%

All public schools in Fort Myers →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Royal Palm Exceptional School Center

  1. Early Childhood Learning ServicesThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.8 miles away: 187 students (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. County Wide Exceptional Child ProgramsThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.1 miles away: 94 students (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Royal Palm Exceptional School Center with Early Childhood Learning ServicesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee County Schools spends per student$12,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,108
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaRoyal Palm Exceptional School Center is the number 168 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#168 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher3.7 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.3.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Royal Palm Exceptional School Center

  1. How many students attend Royal Palm Exceptional School Center?
    99 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 131 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Fort Myers, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center?
    3.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Royal Palm Exceptional School Center a Title I school?
    Royal Palm Exceptional School Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Royal Palm Exceptional School Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Royal Palm Exceptional School Center in?
    Lee County Schools, NCES district ID 1201080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120108002338 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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