The School District of Lee County will break ground May 13 on the new $124.9 million Hector A. Cafferata Jr. K-8 School in Cape Coral. Located at 214 NW 20th Ave., the new Hector A. Cafferata Jr. K-8 will replace Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School, adding classrooms and facilities for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. Capacity will increase from 868 students to 1,820 with an opening in August 2026. Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Elementary School opened in 2006 but was damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Since then, students have been attending a temporary campus established for them at Cape Coral Technical College.