Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219000904
Thomas Walker High
126 Blue Gray Road, Ewing, VA 24248 · (276) 445-4111 · Lee County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- A-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
12.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
290 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 17% |
Student demographics
9%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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 Thomas Walker High
Thomas Walker High's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Walker High this school | 291 | 99.7% | 71.5% |
| Grundy High Grundy | 352 | 98.3% | 66.6% |
| J.I. Burton High Norton | 328 | 99.1% | 76.3% |
| Northwood High Saltville | 204 | 99.0% | 73.5% |
| Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
| Hurley High Hurley | 194 | 96.9% | 75.5% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 Thomas Walker High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #193 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #265 of 316 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #227 of 316 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #294 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #88 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #299 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #28 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #140 of 178 |
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
291
-32 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 100% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 22.3 | 12.7:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 23.3 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 26 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 29.2 | 10.4:1 | 90% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 71% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 59% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 54% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Walker High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (304 to 291); teachers down 21% (29.2 to 23).
About Thomas Walker High
Thomas Walker High is one of the public schools in Ewing, Virginia. It is a very small high school. Total enrollment is 291 students, and the grades served are 8 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Virginia enroll about 1,213 students on average.
Lee County Public Schools enrolls 2,966 students, and its 10 schools include Thomas Walker High.
Thomas Walker High is 96% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. 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, Thomas Walker High scores 9%.
Teacher count: 23 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is 1.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Thomas Walker High lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Virginia public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Thomas Walker High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.5%; the prediction is 61.0%.
Lee County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $41,827, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,966, Thomas Walker High among them.
Thomas Walker High's closest public school neighbor is Rose Hill Elementary, about 3.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Thomas Walker High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Thomas Walker High as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 323 to 291, a 10% decrease.
The allk12 page for Thomas Walker High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Lee HighHigh · 803 students
- Flatwoods ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Elk Knob ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Dryden ElementaryElementary · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Rose Hill Elementary3.2 mi · 256
- Elydale Middle6.8 mi · 133
- Flatwoods Elementary9.7 mi · 336
- Forge Ridge School10.8 mi · 132
- Wallins Elementary School12.0 mi · 352
- Appalachian Challenge Academy12.3 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Walker HighWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Walker High?
Thomas Walker High enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 08-12.
Is Thomas Walker High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Walker High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Thomas Walker High have?
Thomas Walker High employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Thomas Walker High?
Student demographics at Thomas Walker High are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Walker High in?
Thomas Walker High is part of Lee County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.