South Fort Myers High, 14020 Plantation Road: grades 9-12, 1,693 students (2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 grades. 239-561-0060.
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.
South Fort Myers High School is a School District of Lee County high school on Plantation Road, near Six Mile Cypress Parkway. It has a Fort Myers mailing address but sits outside the city limits, in unincorporated south Lee County. It is on this list because it is one of the four high schools that families in the South 1 subzone can rank, and South 1 covers about two-thirds of the address points in Fort Myers.
Who to call
- Front office: 239-561-0060, 14020 Plantation Road, Fort Myers, FL 33912
- School website: sfm.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 | 14020 Plantation Road, Fort Myers, FL 33912 |
| Phone | 239-561-0060 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Principal | Vincent Lewis |
| 2026 state grade | C (49% of points) |
| Enrollment zone | High school South 2 |
Principal. Vincent Lewis is the principal, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,693 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 73 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 23 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida gave South Fort Myers 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 | 39% |
| English language arts learning gains | 48% |
| Math achievement | 28% |
| Math learning gains | 36% |
| Science achievement | 62% |
| Social studies achievement | 46% |
| Graduation rate, 2024-25 | 89% |
| College and career acceleration, 2024-25 | 48% |
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.
South Fort Myers High sits in South 2, according to the district’s directory, and is a choice in all three South subzones. Under the 2026-27 plan, the district buses students to it from South 1, South 2 and South 3.
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. South Fort Myers 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, South Fort Myers plays in Class 4A, Region 3, District 11 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, with Dunbar, Fort Myers, Mariner (Cape Coral) and Port Charlotte, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications (spreadsheet).
The school’s athletics menu lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, girls beach volleyball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, girls flag football, football, golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, girls weightlifting and wrestling, with schedules on its sports teams page. Follow the season on our Friday night football page and scoreboard.
Programs. South Fort Myers High is a Cambridge and Career Academy magnet school, according to the district’s magnet schools page: students choose the Cambridge (AICE) program or one of four career academies, automotive and construction, health and safety, technology, and hospitality and tourism, where they earn industry certifications. Applications for the Cambridge program open in mid-January, the enrollment plan says. The school’s site also has pages for its band and National Honor Society.
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 South Fort Myers High School serve?
South Fort Myers High serves grades 9 through 12. It is at 14020 Plantation Road, outside the Fort Myers city limits, and its main line is 239-561-0060.
What is South Fort Myers High School’s Florida school grade?
South Fort Myers 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 89%.
Can Fort Myers students go to South Fort Myers High?
Yes, if they live in a South subzone. About 67% of the city’s address points are in South 1, and the district buses students to South Fort Myers High from South 1, 2 and 3.
What time does South Fort Myers 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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