Jonesville Middle

Jonesville Middle is a minimally staffed junior high in Jonesville, Virginia, run under Lee County Public Schools. The school instructs 231 students in grades 5 through 7. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Across the 10 schools in Lee County Public Schools (2,966 students total), Jonesville Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Jonesville Middle shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lee County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Jonesville Middle has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Jonesville Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Jonesville Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 72.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household income runs about $41,827, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Jonesville Middle is one of 11 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 2,966 students).

Lee High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.8 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jonesville Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 71.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Jonesville Middle's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 210 (now 231).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.