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How has LEE HIGH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
803
High
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219002152
Lee High
200 Generals Lane, Jonesville, VA 24263 · (276) 346-0173 · Lee County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Virginia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
807 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 166 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 180 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 178 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 18% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 →
Where Lee High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #237 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #232 of 316 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #301 of 316 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #203 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #302 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.3% | #302 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #13 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #17 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
803
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,116
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 803 | 42.3 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 41.8 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 781 | N/A | N/A | 99% (775) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 68 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 63.8 | 10.4:1 | 92% (616) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 61 | 11.2:1 | 54% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 28 | 26.0:1 | 55% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 50% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 1,116 | 69 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee High.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (666 to 803); teachers down 34% (63.8 to 42.3).
About Lee High
Lee High serves students in Jonesville, Virginia, as a small high school. Students in grades 8 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 803 students. The school's enrollment is 34% smaller than the 1,213 average for high schools in Virginia.
Lee County Public Schools operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,966 students.
Most students at Lee High are White: 96% of enrollment. For comparison, Lee County is about 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lee High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
The school has about 19.0 students per teacher and 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades Lee High a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lee High is +6.3 points: 67.0% actual, 60.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Lee County, median household income is about $41,827, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Lee High is among the 11 public schools in Lee County.
The nearest public school is Jonesville Middle, at about 3.8 miles. Lee High has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 67.8%, higher than Lee High's 67.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Lee High in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, Lee High enrolled 806; in 2024-25, 803. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.0:1, from 11.8:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County Public Schools
- Flatwoods ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Elk Knob ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Thomas Walker HighHigh · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Dryden ElementaryElementary · 237 students
Other schools in Jonesville
- Flatwoods ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Jonesville MiddleMiddle · 231 students
Other Lee High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lee High. Lee High is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Lee High SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 1,747 students
- Lee High SchoolHuntsville, AL · 877 students
- Lee High SchoolWYOMING, MI · 537 students
- LEE HIGH SCHOOLMARIANNA, AR · 281 students
- Lee HighBishopville, SC · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Jonesville Middle3.8 mi · 231
- Pennington Middle4.6 mi · 278
- St. Charles Elementary5.3 mi · 110
- Elk Knob Elementary5.3 mi · 291
- Cawood Elementary School8.6 mi · 209
- Dryden Elementary8.8 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Lee HighHow large is Lee High?
Lee High enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Lee High serve?
Lee High serves grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Lee High have?
Lee High employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is Lee High?
Lee High reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lee High in?
Lee High is part of Lee County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.