Arizona Virtual Academy

Arizona Virtual Academy is a sizable multi-level school in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405). The school serves 4,476 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 714% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 550 students.

Arizona Virtual Academy is one of 2 schools operated by Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405), a district that serves 5,431 students overall.

Demographically, Arizona Virtual Academy records that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Arizona Virtual Academy logs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 28.5:1. The state averages around 21.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arizona Virtual Academy is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arizona Virtual Academy.

Arizona Virtual Academy operates from an urban location. Arizona Virtual Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arizona Virtual Academy has ticked up 23%, going from 3,632 students in 2018 to 4,476 in 2025.

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