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The kids love being rewarded for their hard work and because of you this is a reality in my classroom each and every school day! Today my sixth period class earned their way into the snack toolbox by answering the questions on an extremely complex assessment using all their testing strategies, once they accrued 8 points, they visited the snackle tackle box, please look at the photos, my school purchased it for me and it truly rocks out loud and even locks! 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About this school
Caloosa Middle School is
an urban public school
in Cape Coral, Florida that is part of The School District of Lee County.
It serves 1,086 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Its teachers have had 84 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
1,086 Students
54 Teachers
610 Del Prado Blvd SContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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59%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Oct 12, 2026
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Caloosa Middle School
$38,249
raised using DonorsChoose
84
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
357
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
3
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Caloosa Middle School has received support from
193 individuals from Florida and
164 individuals out-of-state.