Schools in Bonita Springs
Bonita Springs' public schools fall under Lee County Public Schools, one of Florida's ten largest districts. The district as a whole earned a solid but unspectacular grade from the state in the most recent cycle, and the individual Bonita Springs schools checked show a real gap between the elementary and high school levels.
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Learn moreDistrict-level grade
The Florida Department of Education's 2024-25 school-grade release gave Lee County Public Schools an overall district grade of B, and the district ranked 9th among Florida's ten largest school districts, per WGCU PBS/NPR's July 2025 coverage of the statewide grade release. That's a middle-of-the-pack outcome relative to the state's other large districts, not a top performer and not a low performer.
Bonita Springs Elementary School
Bonita Springs Elementary School (grades PK-5, roughly 1,025 students) carries an overall Niche grade of A-, with a student-teacher ratio of about 19:1, per Niche's school profile. Niche's grading methodology is a composite of test scores, college readiness proxies (where applicable), and other factors, and is a different methodology from the Florida DOE's A-F school grades -- the two shouldn't be treated as interchangeable.
Bonita Springs High School
Bonita Springs High School (grades 9-12, roughly 1,490 students) carries an overall Niche grade of B-, with a larger student-teacher ratio of about 25:1, and is ranked #9,025 nationally in Niche's rankings. That's a meaningfully lower Niche grade than the elementary school, and the ratio jump from 19:1 to 25:1 is also worth noting for anyone weighing class-size expectations across grade levels.
What this research did not cover
This pass did not turn up school-specific data for Bonita Springs' middle schools, nor did it pull Florida DOE's individual school-level A-F letter grades (as opposed to the district-level B) or standardized test proficiency rates for any Bonita Springs school specifically. A family choosing a home partly on school quality should check the Florida DOE school grades tool and GreatSchools' test-score data directly for the specific school zoned to a given address, since Bonita Springs spans several elementary, middle, and high school zones.
Key takeaways
- Lee County Public Schools (the district covering Bonita Springs) earned an overall B grade from the Florida DOE for 2024-25, ranking 9th among the state's ten largest districts, per WGCU's July 2025 reporting.
- Bonita Springs Elementary School carries a Niche grade of A- (19:1 student-teacher ratio); Bonita Springs High School carries a lower Niche grade of B- (25:1 ratio) -- a real gap between the two levels.
- Niche's ratings and the Florida DOE's A-F grades use different methodologies and shouldn't be conflated.
- Middle-school-specific data and individual school-level DOE letter grades were not confirmed in this research -- check GreatSchools and the Florida DOE grades tool directly for the school zoned to a specific address.
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