Summary:
ZIP code 24248 in Ewing, Virginia is home to just one high school: Thomas Walker High, part of Lee County Public Schools. The school serves grades 8 through 12 with 291 students and a favorable 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio, and nearly all students (99.66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Academically, Thomas Walker High posts mixed but often competitive results. In 2025–2026, 100% of 8th graders scored proficient in Algebra I and 75.51% were proficient in 8th-grade Mathematics, compared to just 46.86% statewide. Biology proficiency reached 78.85%, above the state's 68.86%. However, 8th-grade Science is a major concern at 38.33% proficiency, a 16-point drop from the prior year and well below the state's 64.72%. Eleventh-grade English Reading also slipped from 91.84% to 82.22%, falling behind the state average. These swings help explain the school's volatile state ranking: it earned a 4-star rating (67th of 328 high schools) in 2024–2025, then dropped to a 2-star rating (184th of 331) in 2025–2026, likely reflecting small cohort sizes.
Despite high poverty levels, the school excels in non-academic measures. The graduation rate is 90.7%, the dropout rate is just 3.7% (below the district's 5.2% and state's 5.0%), and chronic absenteeism is only 6.3% — less than half the Virginia average of 14.8%. With per-student spending of $13,436 and small class sizes, Thomas Walker High offers a supportive environment. The school's main academic vulnerabilities are 8th-grade Science and upper-level reading, while mathematics, Biology, and attendance outcomes are clear strengths.
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