Cape Coral High School
2300 Santa Barbara Boulev, Cape Coral, FL, 33991-4399 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Cape Coral High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Lee County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2086 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 93 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 1 students
Grade 9 - 637 students
Grade 10 - 522 students
Grade 11 - 486 students
Grade 12 - 440 students
This School
(FL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:22 1:19
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(FL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 2%
% Hispanic 29% 18%
% Black 9% 26%
% White 59% 52%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 27% 26%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Lee County School District
This School's Agency
(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 101 24
Number of Students Managed 77,812 students 15,852 students
District Total Revenue $674,867,000 $150,286,000
District Expenditure $808,506,000 $148,035,000
District Revenue / Student $8,673 $9,481
District Expenditure / Student $10,391 $9,339
District Graduation Rates 66% 90%
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • Cape Coral High School is located in Cape Coral, Florida. It is one of four high schools in the city of Cape Coral and is also a part of the Lee County School District system.
  • As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,086 students and 93 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis) for a student-teacher ratio of 22.4.
  • In September 2006, Eric J. McFee started his first school year as principal of the school.
  • Awards and recognition
  • During the 1988-89 school year, Cape Coral High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
  • In 1996, Cape Coral High School's newspaper The Seahawk's Eye won the NSPA's high school newspaper competition in Orlando, FL. It went on to rank 8th nationally. In 1997, The Seahawk's Eye repeated its win for the state of Florida. The paper continues to do well in many competitions, including a First Place award from the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) during the 2008-2009 school year.
  • In the spring of 2006, the school was one of 17 in Florida selected as part of Sports Illustrated’s "model SI Schools steroid and drug prevention initiative" for high school athletes.
  • In April 2007 the school was awarded accreditation by the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the IB Diploma Programme, making it the second IB school in Lee County and putting the school on track to graduate its first IB class in 2009.
  • Academics
  • Cape Coral High offers many diverse classes. Some offered classes included Honors, AP, and IB classes. The school also offers foreign language classes including Spanish and French. Among the various foreign language classes, Cape High is very diverse in its courses.
  • Clubs and Organizations
  • The school has these active groups:
  • Youth In Government
  • Model United Nations
  • Key Club
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
  • Future Educators of America (FEA)
  • Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
  • Hawk TV student television
  • Math Team
  • FCAT Camp
  • National Honor Society
  • A-team (Academic Team)
  • Scholars Club
  • Environmental Science Club
  • Mock Trial
  • Entrepreneurship Club
  • Junior ROTC
  • Interact
  • Marching band
  • Cheerleading
  • Seahawk's Eye student newspaper
  • Teen Trendsetters
  • Student Government Association
  • French National Honor Society
  • SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
  • Research Science Club
  • IBCO (International Baccalaureate CAS Organization)
  • Photo Club
  • Latin Rhythm
  • Achievements
  • Many of the academic clubs as well as sports teams have been receiving the least recognition in the past few years.
  • Cape Coral High School was the winner of the 2007 Lee County High School Blood Challenge, which is held annually by the Lee County Health System via its traveling red blood bus. Cape High donated 184 pounds of blood, beating the winning school from last year by over 100 pounds of blood. As the winner, Cape High will be the home of the traveling trophy until fall 2008 and was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship.
  • In February 2008 the Model United Nations brought home the "Best Large Deletion" award from BosMUN, a conference in Boston, MA hosted by MIT and Boston University. This conference was attended by schools across the world including those from Canada, China, and Guatemala. Student representatives were the recipients of several "Best", "Outstanding", and "Honorable Mention" awards.
  • March 2008 marked the first time that Cape Coral High School has hosted a regional math competition. At the competition, Cape Coral High School placed first among Lee County high schools, and fourth among overall participating high schools.
  • Athletics
  • Cape Coral High School offers a variety of athletic programs for students during the fall, winter and spring. Sports offered include:
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Diving
  • Football
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Throughout the year, select clubs and teams host tournament fundraising games open to the student body. Recently, an ultimate tournament was held between the Pre-IB freshmen, Pre-IB sophomores and the IB juniors. There was also a dodgeball tournament held, open the all of the student body and faculty, wherein roughly twenty teams competed for the title of Ultimate Dodgeball Champions.
  • Teaching Staff
  • This year, two of Cape Coral High School's teachers, Mr. Michael Cook and Mr. Robert Snyder, received the Golden Apple Award. This is an award given to only five teachers every year. It is a first for a single school to have two Golden Apple Winners in one year because there are numerous schools in the Lee district area.
  • Cape High's Basketball team brought themselves up from the dwelling trenches of defeat while compiling a 17-8 record to show a bright future for the seahawks and the basketball program. With jv-additions to next year's varsity such as point-scoring Louis Adams, sharp-shooter Nathan Henry, and lock down-guard Justin Sparkman coming off the bench, the seahawks will look to capitalize next season as they head into district play with a new goal in mind State Championship.
  • Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
  • The Florida Department of Education "graded" Cape Coral High School with a "C" in 2005-2006. For the previous school year, the school received a "B".[2]Great Schools Web site, test scores page for Cape Coral High School; Web page cites source as Florida Department of Education ("Source: FL Dept. of Education, 2005-2006"), accessed March 1, 2007
  • The state uses "school grades" to measure the overall performance of schools in Florida on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The grades (A-F) are based on three criteria: overall performance on FCAT, percentage of eligible students who took the test, and whether or not students made progress in reading and math.In 2007-2008 school year, Cape Coral High School scored a "B".
  • Student Body
  • {||Ethnicity[3]Great Schools Website, which cites "Source: FL Dept.of Education 2005-2006", accessed February 28, 2007 || Cape Coral|-|White, not Hispanic || 53%|-|Hispanic || 33%|-|Black, not Hispanic || 8%|-|Multiracial || 8%|-|Asian/Pacific Islander|| 8%|-
  • {|| || Cape Coral || State Ave.|-|Eligible for free/reduced price lunch || 36% || 47%|}
  • External links
  • Official school website
  • Cape Coral High at greatschools.net
  • Cape Coral High School, National Center for Education Statistics
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School Zip (33991)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 9,142 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 26% 27%
Population Average Age 38 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $46,958 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 19 years old 32 years old
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