Fort Myers Beach Elementary was constructed on its present site in 1948, replacing the two room school on Sterling Street at the south end of the island. Students today attend grades K through 5, but still go off-island for middle and high school.
The main building once housed an auditorium, which has been converted into the computer lab and media center. Over the past 65 years, there have been several additions including a new office, seven more classrooms, and doubling the size of the cafeteria where a new stage is located. The school was air-conditioned in the 1960’s with the help of island support, and has continued to modernize with up to date student computers, inter-school television broadcasting, and Smartboards in every classroom.
Fort Myers Beach is the smallest public elementary school in Lee County and is proud to be a true community school, ranked A by the District and on the Register of Historic Buildings in our area.