The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Math. The lowest is 57% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Naples Park Elementary School
Naples Park Elementary sits on a residential street in North Naples, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school draws a diverse student body: roughly half of students are Hispanic, with white students making up the next largest group, followed by smaller shares of Black students and students of two or more races. Close to half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places this school in notably mixed economic territory for the Naples area, where surrounding home values are among the highest in Florida. Data on English learner rates and special education populations were not available in what we reviewed.
On the Florida FAST assessments, math is the clearest academic strength. Third graders score at a high proficiency level, among the more encouraging elementary math results you would encounter in the state, and fourth grade is not far behind. Fifth-grade math pulls back considerably and lands at a more modest level, which is worth a parent asking the school about directly. Reading tells a somewhat different story: third, fourth, and fifth grade ELA proficiency rates all fall in a middle range, with fourth grade the softest of the three. Fifth-grade science scores are in a similar middle band. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, holding steady, or moving in the other direction. The comparison framework could not position this school against county peers because Collier County has only one district, making that kind of side-by-side view unavailable.
The parent district, Collier County Public Schools, made a meaningful commitment to early literacy starting in the 2023-24 school year, adopting a structured phonics program for kindergarten through second grade grounded in what is broadly called the science of reading. For families with children just starting school, that curricular shift is directly relevant to what happens in the earliest grades at Naples Park. The district also passed a voter-approved tax-neutral referendum in late 2024 that redirects existing millage toward operating costs, covering teacher pay, arts, and athletics through 2029 without raising taxes. That measure gives the district a degree of budget stability that is worth knowing about when evaluating a school over several years.
Programs specific to Naples Park were not available in the data, so what the school offers beyond core instruction, whether in enrichment, intervention, after-school programs, or other supports, would need to come directly from the school.
The housing market around this zip code is extraordinarily expensive by any national or statewide comparison. Typical home values run many times the Florida median and are significantly above the state median even as they have softened slightly over the past year. Rent is high enough that a renter spending a typical share of income on housing would be stretched well beyond standard affordability thresholds. Families considering this school as part of a relocation decision should weigh that housing reality carefully.
Naples itself, as publicly reported, is a Gulf-coast city centered on a walkable historic core with galleries, dining along Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South, beach access at the Naples Pier, and cultural anchors including Artis-Naples and Cambier Park. The North Naples area where the school sits is more residential in character than the historic downtown. Major employer data for the area was not available in what we reviewed.
Naples Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in one of Florida's highest-cost communities, with genuine math strengths at the third and fourth grade level, middling ELA results across grades, and a demographic mix that is broader than the surrounding real estate market might suggest. Families focused on early reading should ask the school directly how the district's newer phonics curriculum is being implemented and what the data looks like by grade.
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