East Lee County High, 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave., Lehigh Acres: grades 9-12, 2,129 students (2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 grades. 239-369-2932.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: The School District of Lee County, its 2026-27 Student Enrollment Plan (PDF) and school enrollment zones, the school’s website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the federal NCES school directory and the Florida High School Athletic Association.
East Lee County High School is a School District of Lee County high school on Thomas Sherwin Avenue in southern Lehigh Acres, about 18 miles east of downtown Fort Myers. It is on this list because it is a choice for families in the East 2 subzone, which covers about 23% of the address points in Fort Myers.
Who to call
- Front office: 239-369-2932, 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave., Lehigh Acres, FL 33974
- School website: elc.leeschools.net
- Enrolling and choosing a school: Student Enrollment, 239-337-8247, or text “SDLC” to 239-299-7332; student enrollment page
- Buses: the district’s transportation page, or the main line, 239-334-1102
| Address | 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave., Lehigh Acres, FL 33974 |
| Phone | 239-369-2932 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Principal | Neketa Watson |
| 2026 state grade | C (49% of points) |
| Enrollment zone | High school East 3 |
Principal. Neketa Watson is the principal, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 2,129 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 87 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 24 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida gave East Lee County High a C in its 2026 school grades, the same grade it earned in 2025 and 2024. The school earned 49% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The school’s state report card has current enrollment and results by student group; it is an interactive dashboard that could not be read for this page.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | C (49% of points) |
| English language arts achievement | 40% |
| English language arts learning gains | 47% |
| Math achievement | 19% |
| Math learning gains | 24% |
| Science achievement | 77% |
| Social studies achievement | 50% |
| Graduation rate, 2024-25 | 97% |
| College and career acceleration, 2024-25 | 52% |
Florida grades schools A to F on the share of possible points earned across these measures. Achievement is the share of tested students on grade level; learning gains is the share who improved from the year before. For a high school, A is 65% of possible points or more, B is 60% to 64%, C is 45% to 59% and D is 35% to 44%, the state’s file says.
Enrollment zone and feeder schools
Lee County does not assign a high school by street address alone. Under the district’s 2026-27 Student Enrollment Plan (PDF), the county has three high school zones, East, South and West, each cut into three subzones, and families rank the high schools offered in their subzone. A lottery fills a school with more applicants than seats.
Of the 65,866 current address points the City of Fort Myers lists inside its limits (city GIS), about 67% fall in the South 1 subzone, 23% in East 2 and 10% in East 1 on the district’s 2026-27 zone layer. South 1 families rank Cypress Lake, Dunbar, Fort Myers and South Fort Myers high schools; East 1 families rank Dunbar, Gateway, Lehigh Senior and Riverdale; East 2 families rank those four plus East Lee County, the plan’s tables show.
East Lee County High sits in East 3 and is a choice for East 2 and East 3 families. Under the 2026-27 plan, the district buses students to it from those two subzones.
Feeder schools. The district does not publish feeder lists. Eighth graders rank the high schools in their subzone, and a younger sibling at the same address is placed with an older one, the plan says.
Changes approved. The School Board approved the 2026-27 plan on Dec. 1, 2025. It limits district buses to each high school to the subzones in its “exclusive transportation zone” but “does not limit a student’s access to choose a school,” the district’s zones page says. Students who live within 2 miles of their school are not bused.
Check any address on the district’s map of school enrollment zones (elementary, K-8, middle and high), and call Student Enrollment at 239-337-8247 with questions.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 instructional calendar (PDF), approved by the School Board on Nov. 4, 2025:
- Monday, Oct. 19: no school for students (remote teacher duty day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is a remote teacher duty day, so students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day for students, early dismissal
Bell times. High schools run from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. East Lee County High is on that schedule, according to the district’s bell times page. The full calendar and School Board details are in our Fort Myers schools guide.
Sports and activities
In football, East Lee County plays in Class 5A, Region 3, District 11 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, with Cape Coral, Charlotte (Punta Gorda), Immokalee, North Fort Myers and Riverdale, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications (spreadsheet).
The school’s athletics page links to its athletic calendar, ticket sales, the Jaguar Store and an activity bus. Follow the season on our Friday night football page and scoreboard.
Programs. The district’s enrollment plan lists a Cambridge program at East Lee County High; applications open in mid-January. The school’s site also has pages for AICE, AVID, career academies, dual enrollment and its JROTC East Lee Leadership Academy.
More on Fort Myers schools
- The district’s high school directory, with the principal, phone and zone for every high school
- Every public school in Fort Myers, with zones and report cards
- Our Fort Myers schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment steps and School Board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does East Lee County High School serve?
East Lee County High serves grades 9 through 12. It is at 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave. in Lehigh Acres, and its main line is 239-369-2932.
What is East Lee County High School’s Florida school grade?
East Lee County High earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 49% of possible points, the same grade as in 2025 and 2024. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 97%.
Can Fort Myers students go to East Lee County High?
Families in the East 2 subzone, about 23% of the city’s address points, can rank it, and the district buses students to it from East 2 and East 3.
What time does East Lee County High start?
Lee County high schools run from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page.
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