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Best Public Schools in Lee County, VA

At a glance

Schools

2,966

Students

Top rankedElydale Middle62^nd of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Rose Hill Elementary up 162 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pennington Middle 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)	SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)						SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)									SOL Geography (2026)				SOL VA and US History (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)			SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dryden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	176 School House Ridge Road	Dryden	24243	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-4443	237	21	11.2	86.1%	232 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.7	759^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.7%		44.5	671^st of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%	88										74.4	62.2	59.5								53.7						74.4	73.0	71.4																			50.0	$9,610	$1,316	$8,293
Elk Knob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	148 Hornet Loop	Pennington Gap	24277	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-1837	291	24	12.2	87.6%	281 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	36.6	769^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.8%		46.5	649^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.5%	120										77.8	66.7	68.9								40.0						84.4	58.8	62.2																			59.6	$9,441	$1,568	$7,873
Elydale Middle	Public	5-7	128 Elydale Road	Ewing	24248	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 445-4439	133	13	10.6	98.5%	128 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	76.5	62^nd of 416 public middle schools	85.1%		74.4	92^nd of 419 public middle schools	78.0%	30												61.4	77.8	75.6						50.0								65.9	88.9	87.8															70.7			$12,601	$2,832	$9,769
Flatwoods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Flatwoods School Road	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 346-2799	336	24	14.0	84.2%	328 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	40.6	729^th of 1111 public elementary schools	34.4%		50.4	594^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.5%	135										66.0	72.4	71.7								43.3						63.5	72.4	65.0																			79.3	$9,644	$1,347	$8,297
Jonesville Middle	Public	6-8	160 Bulldog Circle	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 346-1011	231	22	10.6	100.0%	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	53.6	213^th of 416 public middle schools	48.8%		59.7	178^th of 419 public middle schools	57.5%	35				≥ 50%	100.0								68.5	68.4	53.2						57.6								75.3	70.9	78.8														60.8			$11,344	$2,075	$9,269
Pennington Middle	Public	6-8	121 Bobcat Circle	Pennington Gap	24277	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-1453	278	31	9.1	99.6%	269 (96.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	63	149^th of 416 public middle schools	64.2%		57.9	189^th of 419 public middle schools	54.9%	40					100.0								73.4	85.9	78.1						69.5								77.2	71.8	69.5											100.0			66.7	< 50%		$11,496	$2,149	$9,347
Rose Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	150 Rose Hill Drive	Rose Hill	24281	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 445-4094	256	17	15.0	85.9%	249 (97.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	52.4	587^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.2%		36.6	749^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.5%	162										76.3	74.4															65.8	74.4																				71.1	$10,073	$1,993	$8,079
St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2434 St. Charles Road	Saint Charles	24282	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 383-4531	110	12	9.5	82.7%	106 (96.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	65.4	407^th of 1111 public elementary schools	63.4%		78.5	239^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.5%	168										76.9	85.7	77.3								59.1						405.0	92.9	77.3																			100.0	$13,624	$2,592	$11,032
Thomas Walker High	Public	8-12	126 Blue Gray Road	Ewing	24248	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 445-4111	291	23	12.6	99.7%	278 (95.5%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	52.9	184^th of 331 public high schools	44.4%		73.7	67^th of 328 public high schools	79.6%	117	85.7	444.0			100.0	77.8	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%						75.5		78.9	< 50%	≥ 50%		38.3		< 50%	≥ 50%	396.0						74.6	≥ 50%	82.2							≥ 50%	< 50%	83.7	71.4	≥ 50%				$13,436	$2,892	$10,544
Lee High	Public	9-12	200 Generals Lane	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 346-0173	803	42	19.0	100.5%	773 (96.3%)	6 (0.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	49.3	202^nd of 331 public high schools	39.0%		53.2	178^th of 328 public high schools	45.7%	24	100.0	77.3	< 50%			95.4	58.8	≥ 50%	393.0							< 50%	69.2	< 50%	< 50%			97.8	≥ 50%	383.0	431.0							413.0	83.9	382.0	52.3	386.0	≥ 50%	441.0	≥ 50%	37.5	461.0			≥ 50%				$8,468	$476	$7,992

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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