📍 121 Bobcat Circle, Pennington Gap, Lee County, 24277
Pennington Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pennington Gap, Lee County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pennington Middle enrolls 274 students across grades 5–7. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.2% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 264 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 274 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pennington Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 1.
Pennington Middle is one of 11 schools in Lee County Public Schools, based in Jonesville, Virginia. The district serves 2,966 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Pennington Middle is close to the district average of about 270 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant