The top reported proficiency rate is 81% in Math. The lowest is 68% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Three Oaks Elementary School
Three Oaks Elementary sits in the southern arc of Fort Myers on Cypress View Drive, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Lee County Schools. The enrollment is large for an elementary school, spread fairly evenly across grade levels from kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is majority white with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian and multiracial students; the proportion qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is well under half, placing it on the less economically disadvantaged end of the spectrum compared to many Florida elementaries. Data on English learner and special education populations were not available in the records provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments, third-grade math stands out as a clear strength, with the large majority of students testing proficient. Fourth- and fifth-grade math results remain solid, comfortably above what most families would consider a midpoint benchmark. Science results for fifth graders are similarly encouraging, with roughly seven in ten students reaching proficiency. Reading and ELA tell a more varied story: third grade ELA is reasonably strong, but fourth grade ELA drops noticeably, with only about three in five students proficient, and fifth grade falls between the two. A parent whose child is entering the upper elementary years, particularly in reading, may want to ask the school directly about how it supports students who are approaching but not yet at grade level. Multi-year trend data was not available, so whether these patterns represent improvement, stability, or a dip is not something the data here can answer.
Because this is a prekindergarten through fifth grade school, there are no graduation rates, AP courses, or secondary-level metrics to report; those simply do not apply.
The comparison framework for Lee County has only one district in the county set, so a meaningful side-by-side against neighboring districts is not possible from this data.
On the district level, Lee County has made several changes families should understand. The most practically immediate is the Proximity Plan, which replaced the long-standing open School Choice system starting in the 2023-24 school year for elementary students. Attendance zones shrank, school assignments changed for a large share of families, and busing now depends on whether you live within a defined proximity zone. Families moving into the area or reconsidering their address should check carefully which school a given address assigns to and whether transportation is included. The district's superintendent is now an elected, partisan position following a voter referendum, a governance shift that took effect with the 2024 election. Separately, a half-cent sales tax approved by voters has funded new school construction, technology, and safety upgrades including weapons detection systems; it is scheduled to expire in 2028, and district leaders have publicly raised questions about capital and safety funding if it is not renewed.
The broader Fort Myers housing market surrounding Three Oaks shows home values running slightly below the Florida statewide benchmark and roughly in line with national levels, with both purchase prices and rents having softened year over year. Renting here consumes a substantial share of a typical household's income, and the rent-to-buy gap is meaningful. Fort Myers and the wider Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro have been among the faster-growing areas in the country, with major residential development underway downtown and in outlying corridors, plus a large master-planned community and an Amazon distribution facility adding regional employment. Healthcare is the dominant employment sector, led by Lee Health and several large medical groups, with government, retail, and hospitality also employing significant shares of workers.
The neighborhood immediately around Three Oaks is car-dependent, typical of the suburban southwest Florida pattern; the walkable downtown River District with its restaurants, galleries, and public events is a drive away rather than a walkable amenity for most families near this school.
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