Lee County Public Schools Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A Flatwoods Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A Elydale Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Jonesville Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A- Lee High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A- Rose Hill Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
6. A- Pennington Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. B+ Thomas Walker High (High school, meets expectations)
8. B Dryden Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
9. B St Charles Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. B Elk Knob Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (2)

• A- Lee High, Jonesville
• B+ Thomas Walker High, Ewing

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A Elydale Middle, Ewing
• A Jonesville Middle, Jonesville
• A- Pennington Middle, Pennington Gap

Elementary and primary schools (5)

• B Dryden Elementary, Dryden
• B Elk Knob Elementary, Pennington Gap
• A Flatwoods Elementary, Jonesville
• A- Rose Hill Elementary, Rose Hill
• B St Charles Elementary, St Charles

Cities and towns served (6)

• Jonesville (3)
• Ewing (2)
• Pennington Gap (2)
• Dryden (1)
• Rose Hill (1)
• St Charles (1)

• State: Best schools in Virginia
• County: Lee County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 2,971 students with 243 full-time-equivalent teachers and 563 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5102190
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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