Ray V. Pottorf Elementary, 4600 Challenger Blvd.: K-5 with pre-K, 736 students (2024-25), a B in Florida's 2026 school grades. Zone J. 239-274-3932.

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 and the federal NCES school directory.

Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School is a School District of Lee County elementary school on Challenger Boulevard, next to Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle and inside the city limits. The district gives its ZIP code as 33912; the federal record uses 33966. It is one of four schools in elementary zone J, which covers about 46% of the address points in Fort Myers.

Who to call
Address 4600 Challenger Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33912
Phone 239-274-3932
Grades Kindergarten to 5, with pre-K classes in the federal count
Principal Brandy Macchia
2026 state grade B (61% of points)
Enrollment zone Elementary zone J

Principal. Brandy Macchia is the principal, according to the district’s elementary school directory. The school’s own staff page loads its list in a browser tab that could not be read for this page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 736 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 43 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida gave Ray V. Pottorf Elementary a B in its 2026 school grades, the same grade as in 2025, after a C in 2024. The school earned 61% 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 B (61% of points)
Third grade reading achievement 55%
English language arts achievement 56%
English language arts learning gains 67%
Math achievement 59%
Math learning gains 63%
Science achievement 57%

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 an elementary school, A is 62% of possible points or more, B is 54% to 61%, C is 41% to 53% and D is 32% to 40%, the state’s file says.

Enrollment zone and feeder schools

Lee County does not assign an elementary school by street address alone. Under the district’s 2026-27 Student Enrollment Plan (PDF), families rank the elementary schools in the proximity zone their address falls in, and the district guarantees a seat, with bus service, at a school with room in that zone. When a school has more applicants than seats, a lottery gives preference to students in special programs, then siblings, then homes within 2 miles of the school, then the school nearest the home. Students who live within 2 miles of their school are not bused. Any family may also request The Sanibel School, Pine Island Elementary or Fort Myers Beach Elementary, without district transportation.

Four elementary zones cover Fort Myers. Of the current address points the City of Fort Myers lists inside its limits (city GIS), about 46% fall in zone J, 42% in zone H, 9% in zone D and 2% in zone O on the district’s 2026-27 zone layer. Zone J has four schools: Colonial, Gateway, Ray V. Pottorf and Treeline. Gateway Elementary is outside the city, in Gateway.

Feeder schools. The district does not publish feeder lists. Fifth graders rank the middle schools in their middle school zone; about 86% of Fort Myers addresses are in zone EE, with Fort Myers Middle and Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle. A younger sibling with the same parent and address is placed with an older one.

Changes approved. The School Board approved the 2026-27 enrollment plan on Dec. 1, 2025, the district’s zones page says. The plan’s main change was to high school busing; the elementary and middle proximity zones, in use since 2023-24 and 2024-25, continue.

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. Ray V. Pottorf Elementary runs from 8:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page. The full calendar and School Board details are in our Fort Myers schools guide.

Programs

The school’s site lists a before- and after-school program and a programs page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School serve?

Ray V. Pottorf Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 5, with pre-K classes. It is at 4600 Challenger Blvd. in Fort Myers, and its main line is 239-274-3932.

What is Ray V. Pottorf Elementary School’s Florida school grade?

Ray V. Pottorf Elementary earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 61% of possible points.

Which middle school does Ray V. Pottorf Elementary feed into?

Lee County has no feeder lists. Fifth graders rank the middle schools in their zone; about 86% of Fort Myers addresses are in zone EE, with Fort Myers Middle and Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle.

What time does Ray V. Pottorf Elementary start?

Ray V. Pottorf Elementary runs from 8:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page.