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Jonesville Middle

160 Bulldog Circle, Jonesville, VA 24263 · (276) 346-1011 · Lee County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Virginia public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools

Enrollment
231
Middle
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 750
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
231 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 57131%
Grade 68035%
Grade 78035%
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
21995%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12755%
Female
10445%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.0%69.0%
2023-2473.0%75.0%
2022-2374.0%76.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Jonesville Middle

Jonesville Middle's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Jonesville Middle this school231100.0%72.9%
Pennington Middle
Pennington Gap
27899.6%68.5%
Hardin Reynolds Memorial School
Critz
20398.5%78.0%
Luray Middle
Luray
31598.4%74.5%
Northwood Middle
Saltville
15899.4%76.3%
Coeburn Middle
Coeburn
30492.8%81.5%
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Jonesville Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.9%#143 of 337
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#171 of 342
▼ 44
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#165 of 342
▼ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
231#329 of 343
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.6:1#39 of 327
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.0%#327 of 333
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#19 of 340
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.0%#49 of 99
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
231
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523121.810.6:1100% (231)
2023-2423821.511.1:1N/A
2022-2324821.511.5:1100% (247)
2020-212352210.7:1N/A
2017-1821020.410.3:191% (192)
2015-162111911.1:159% (124)
2010-112501615.6:152% (129)
2000-013622812.9:153% (192)
1990-913492613.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonesville Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (210 to 231); teachers up 6% (20.4 to 21.8).

About Jonesville Middle

Jonesville Middle is a very small middle school in Jonesville, Virginia. Total enrollment is 231 students, and the grades served are 5 through 7. Middle schools in Virginia have about 750 students on average; enrollment here is 69% lower.

Lee County Public Schools enrolls 2,966 students, and its 10 schools include Jonesville Middle.

Jonesville Middle is 95% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial. That is in line with Lee County, where about 93% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jonesville Middle scores 10%.

Based on 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jonesville Middle has a ratio of 10.6:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%.

Jonesville Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Virginia public middle schools.

Test results at Jonesville Middle are 12.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.9% actual, 60.9% predicted).

The school's county is Lee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $41,827 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 11, with about 2,966 students.

A public school about 3.8 miles away, Lee High, is the closest to Jonesville Middle. Jonesville Middle has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Jonesville Middle ranks 2nd on proficiency.

The NCES locale for Jonesville Middle is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's size has been steady, with 235 students in 2020-21 and 231 in 2024-25.

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Lee County at a glance

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Population
21,900
Census ACS
Median income
$41,827
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,966 students

Quick facts

School name
Jonesville Middle
District
Lee County Public Schools
Address
160 Bulldog Circle, Jonesville, VA 24263
Phone
(276) 346-1011
County
Lee County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–07
Total enrollment
231
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
10.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
231 (100%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
510219000896
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lee County Public Schools
Other schools in Jonesville
Other Jonesville Middle schools

One other US public school is named Jonesville Middle. Jonesville Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Jonesville Middle
What is the total enrollment at Jonesville Middle?
Jonesville Middle enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Jonesville Middle serve?
Jonesville Middle serves grades 05-07.
How many students per teacher at Jonesville Middle?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Jonesville Middle.
How diverse is Jonesville Middle?
Jonesville Middle reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jonesville Middle?
Jonesville Middle is overseen by Lee County Public Schools in Lee County.
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