Schools in the Area
Monroe County is totally dedicated to good education. The school district offers a first class educational system to all its residents, and is a State of Florida “A” rated school district.
Go to www.KeysSchools.com to see the Monroe County School District’s mission statement, links to each of the schools, the school board, calendars, and much more.
Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) is the southernmost community college in the continental United States–its main campus is located only minutes from downtown Key West. For more particulars go to www.fkcc.edu.
Public schools in the Lower Keys outside of Key West include Sugarloaf School K-8 and the Big Pine Academy public charter school (Pre-school – 8th Grade). Students attend high school at either Key West High School or Marathon High School.
Some of the private schools on the islands include: Grace Lutheran, Island Christian School, Little Lambs Preschool and Childcare, Academy at Ocean Reef, and Mary Immaculate Star of the Sea School.
Colleges and universities in the Lower Keys are Florida Keys Community College and Saint Leo University.
Schools listing
- ASD 275828-Public Big Pine Key Neighborhood School Big Pine Key Monroe 33043
- ASD 9902- Public Coral Shores High School Tavernier Monroe 3307o
- ASD 144250 Public Gerald Adams Elementary School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 144249 Public Glynn Archer Elementary School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 123786 Private Grace Lutheran School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 39184 Public Horace O’Bryant Middle School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 123787 Private Island Christian School Islamorada Monroe 33036
- ASD 9972 Public Key Largo School Key Largo Monroe 33037
- ASD 9981 Public Key West High School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 123788 Private Little Lambs Preschool & Childcare Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 44232 Public Marathon Junior Senior High School Marathon Monroe 33050
- ASD 9983 Catholic Mary Immaculate Star Of The Sea School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 144254 Public Plantation Key School Tavernier Monroe 33070
- ASD 9982 Public Poinciana Elementary School Key West Monroe 33040
- ASD 140995 Public Sigsbee Elementary School Key West Monroe
- 33040 144253 Public Stanley Switlick Elementary School Marathon Monroe 33050
- ASD 144251 Public Sugarloaf Elementary Middle School Summerland Key Monroe 33042
Private schools
- ACADEMY AT OCEAN REEF, 2 Dockside Lane N, Key Largo, 305.367.2409
- ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, MM 83.2, Islamorada, 305.664.2781
- ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL-SOUTH, 14 125th St., Gulf, Marathon, 305.743.2200
- MARATHON LUTHERAN SCHOOL, 325 122nd St., Gulf, Marathon, 305.289.0700
- MARY IMMACULATE STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL, 700 Truman, Key West, 305.294.1031 Pre schools and kindergarten
- ABC DAY SCHOOL, 6630 65th St. Ocean, Marathon, 305.743.3521
- COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL, 550 122nd St., Marathon, 303.743.3517
- EASTER SEALS FLORIDA, 5220 W. Junior College Rd., Key West, 305.294.1089
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS CHILD CARE CENTER, 103 Olivia, Key West, 305.294.3934
- GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL, 2713 Flagler Ave., Key West, 305.296.6262
- GROUPER LANE PRESCHOOL, 735 Grouper Lane, Key Largo, 305.852.9520
- HAPPY APPLE PRESCHOOL, 12350 O/S Hwy., Marathon, 305.743.9020
- ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL-SOUTH, 14 125th St., Gulf, Marathon, 305.743.2200
- ISLAND PRE-SCHOOL, 5 Transylvania Ave., Key Largo, 305.451.1181
- KEYS ACADEMY AT ST. JUSTIN, MM 105.5, Key Largo, 305.451.6415
- KEY WEST PRESCHOOL CO-OP, 2610 Flagler Ave., Key West, 305.296.4749
- KREATIVE KIDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, 4711 O/S Hwy., Marathon, 305.743.7165
- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, 5580 MacDonald Ave., Key West, 305.292.5582
- LITTLE BEARS PRE-SCHOOL & DAYCARE, MM.100.4, Key Largo, 305.451.0755
- LITTLE SEAHORSE ACADEMY, MM.104.9, Key Largo, 305.451.6045
- MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 241 Trumbo Rd., Key West, 305.293.1400
- MONTESSORI IN KEY LARGO, MM. 99.5, Key Largo, 305.453.3939
- MONTESSORI ISLAND SCHOOL, MM 92.3 Oceanside, Tavernier, 305.852.3438
- ST JAMES CHILDREN’S CENTER, MM 87.5, Plantation Key, 305.852.2161
- TEMPLE CHRISTIAN PRE-SCHOOL, 5727 2nd Ave., Stock Island, Key West, 305.294.2775
- VINEYARD EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER, County Rd., Big Pine Key, 305.872.3404
- WESLEY HOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER, 1100 Varela, Key West, 305.296.5231
Universities and colleges
- FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Upper Keys, Tavernier, 305.852.8007
- FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Middle Keys, Marathon, 305.743.2133
- FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Main Office, Key West, 305.296.9081
- GOSHEN COLLEGE MARINE BIOLOGY LABORATORY, Layton Dr, Layton, 305.664.5454
- NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTER, 515 Caribbean Dr, Key Largo, 305.451.0233
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY, 718 Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Key West, 305.293.284
Junior/Community Colleges:
- Florida Keys community College and Adult education