District School Board of Collier County

The District School Board of Collier County, also known as Collier County Public Schools, is a school district in Collier County, Florida. The district has schools in four cities throughout the county: Everglades City, Immokalee, Marco Island, and Naples. The district employees approximately 3,200 teachers, 49% of whom have advanced degrees. The district includes 58 schools: 29 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 8 high schools, along with 7 charter schools, two technical schools educating adult or dually-enrolled high school students, and 5 alternative schools. The district has an 'A' overall grade.[1]

District School Board of Collier County
Address
5775 Osceola Trail
Collier County, Florida

Naples
, Florida, 34109
District information
GradesVPK - 12 (with adult education programs)
SuperintendentDr. Kamela Patton
School boardJory Westberry
Stephanie Lucarelli
Jen Mitchell
Erick Carter
Roy Terry
Students and staff
Students48,000
Teachers3,200
Other information
Telephone(239) 377-0001
Websitehttps://www.collierschools.com

History

Gulfview Middle School was the first school to open in Naples in 1938.

Until the end of the 1950s, the school district did not provide a high school for African-American students in Naples.[2] Students who wished to attend high school were bused to Fort Myers, and later to Immokalee, to get an education. In the 1950s, elementary schools for black children were opened, and by adding grades every year, eventually reached the high school level. In 1959, George Washington Carver High School was opened with two teachers. In the mid 1960s, the district moved Carver teacher Herbert Cambridge to Naples High School, which was the districts first experience with integration. In 1968 the black students were reassigned to white schools and Carver was closed.[3][4][5]

High schools

Middle schools
  • Corkscrew Middle
  • Cypress Palm Middle
  • East Naples Middle
  • Golden Gate Middle
  • Gulfview Middle
  • Immokalee Middle
  • Manatee Middle
  • Marco Island Charter Middle
  • North Naples Middle
  • Oakridge Middle
  • Pine Ridge Middle

Elementary schools
  • Avalon Elementary
  • Big Cypress Elementary
  • Calusa Park Elementary
  • Corkscrew Elementary
  • Eden Park Elementary
  • Estates Elementary
  • Golden Gate Elementary Intermediate (3-5)
  • Golden Gate Elementary Primary (K-2)
  • Golden Terrace Elementary Intermediate (3-5)
  • Golden Terrace Elementary Primary (K-2)
  • Highlands Elementary
  • Lake Park Elementary
  • Lake Trafford Elementary
  • Laurel Oak Elementary
  • Lely Elementary
  • Manatee Elementary
  • Mike Davis Elementary
  • Naples Park Elementary
  • Osceola Elementary
  • Palmetto Elementary
  • Parkside Elementary
  • Pelican Marsh Elementary
  • Pinecrest Elementary
  • Poinciana Elementary
  • Sabal Palm Elementary
  • Sea Gate Elementary
  • Shadowlawn Elementary
  • Tommie Barfield Elementary
  • Veterans Memorial Elementary
  • Village Oaks Elementary
  • Vineyards Elementary

Charter Schools
  • Marco Island Charter Middle School (6-8)
  • Collier Charter Academy (K-8)
  • Gulf Coast Charter Academy (K-8)
  • BridgePrep Academy (K-8)
  • Immokalee Community School (K-6)
  • Marco Island Academy (9-12)
  • Everglades City School (VPK-12)

Alternative schools/sites
  • Beacon High School
  • Collier Regional Juvenile Detention Center*
  • New Beginnings (Naples & Immokalee)
  • Phoenix Program (Naples and Immokalee)
  • Teen Parenting Program
       *Partnership with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

Ethnic groups
  • Male - 52%
  • Female - 48%
  • Hispanic - 52%
  • White - 33%
  • Black - 11%
  • Other- 4% [6]

References
  1. "Schools Overview / Schools". CCPS. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. "Graduates of Naples' segregated Carver High reminisce at rare reunion". archive.naplesnews.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. Macchi, Victoria (20 October 2012). "Graduates of Naples' segregated Carver High reminisce at rare reunion". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. Macchi, Victoria (14 October 2012). "Naples' black high school has vanished, but alumni will recall it in rare reunion". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. Mills, Ryan (21 December 2016). "Herbert Cambridge is longtime educator among first to cross racial line in Collier schools". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. "Schools Overview / Schools". Collier County Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-05-11.

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