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Title I Schools

What is Title I, Part A?

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) supports reforms and innovations to improve educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students. In December 2015, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which again reauthorized ESEA.

ESSA includes provisions that broaden the definitions of educational excellence while maintaining critical civil rights for all students. In addition, ESSA includes provisions designed to focus on providing students the diverse, integrated curriculum and learning experiences necessary for a well-rounded education. Title I, Part A of ESSA is designed to provide all children a significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.

Fifty-five Lee County schools and 5 charter schools are identified as Title I schools. These schools have the highest concentrations of poverty based on the direct certification percentage of economically disadvantaged students enrolled at the school. Title I funds are used to improve teaching and learning in these schools and to help students meet challenging state academic standards.

Which schools are identified as Title I in the 2025-26 School Year?

  1. Allen Park Elementary
  2. Amanecer Elementary
  3. Bonita Springs Elementary
  4. Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts
  5. Buckingham Exceptional Student Center
  6. Caloosa Elementary
  7. Caloosa Middle
  8. Colonial Elementary
  9. Coronado High School
  10. Diplomat Elementary
  11. Donna J. Beasley Technical Academy
  12. Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary
  13. Dunbar High
  14. Early Childhood Learning Center
  15. East Lee County High
  16. Edgewood Academy
  17. Fort Myers Beach Elementary
  18. Fort Myers Middle
  19. Franklin Park Elementary
  20. G. Weaver Hipps Elementary
  21. Hancock Creek Elementary
  22. Harlem Heights Community Charter School
  23. Harns Marsh Elementary
  24. Harns Marsh Middle
  25. Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary
  26. Heritage Charter Academy of Cape Coral
  27. Island Coast High
  28. J. Colin English Elementary
  29. James Stephens Elementary
  30. Juvenile Detention Center
  31. Lehigh Acres Middle
  32. Lehigh Elementary
  33. Lehigh Senior High
  34. Lemuel Teal Middle
  35. Manatee Elementary
  36. Mirror Lakes Elementary
  37. North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
  38. Oak Creek Charter School of Bonita Springs
  39. Oak Hammock Middle
  40. Orange River Elementary
  41. Orangewood Elementary
  42. Patriot Elementary
  43. Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle
  44. Pine Island Elementary
  45. Ray V. Pottorf Elementary
  46. River Hall Elementary
  47. Royal Palm Exceptional Center
  48. San Carlos Park Elementary
  49. Skyline Elementary
  50. South Fort Myers High
  51. Spring Creek Elementary
  52. Success Academy
  53. Sunshine Elementary
  54. Tice Elementary
  55. Tortuga Preserve Elementary
  56. Tropic Isles Elementary
  57. Varsity Lakes Middle
  58. Veteran's Park Academy for the Arts
  59. Villas Elementary
  60. Young Parent Education Program

How Can Parents Be Involved?

Parents are very important in their child's education.  We invite and encourage parents to become involved in their child's school. There are many ways to be involved, such as joining the School Advisory Council, participating in the School Improvement Plan process, reviewing the school's Parent Involvement Policy and Home-School Compact, planning parent involvement activities and workshops, becoming a member of the school's parent/teacher organization, or volunteering at school.  See more information about the School District of Lee County's Parent(s) / Guardian(s) and Family Engagement

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