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What's something Arizona Virtual Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
4,476
Combined
DISTRICT 2,716 · STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTABLE PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION INC. ( (87405)·NCES 040043202200
Arizona Virtual Academy
99 E VIRGINIA AVE STE 200, PHOENIX, AZ 85004 · (602) 476-1320 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL4,476 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
28.5:1
157 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 215 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 297 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 297 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 304 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 345 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 342 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 364 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 467 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 433 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 361 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 365 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 358 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (215) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (433).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · 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
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -15.0pp since 2017
Math
7.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
4,476
-3,171 (-41%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 4,442
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 | 4,476 | 157.3 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 4,499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 5,122 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 7,647 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 3,632 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 3,635 | N/A | N/A | 48% (1,735) |
| 2010-11 | 4,442 | N/A | N/A | 56% (2,472) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arizona Virtual Academy.
About Arizona Virtual Academy
Arizona Virtual Academy is the name of a large combined-grade school in PHOENIX, Arizona. The student body numbers 4,476 students, from kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Arizona is about 550, so this school runs 714% bigger than that.
Arizona Virtual Academy falls under Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405), which has 2 schools enrolling 5,431 students.
White students make up a majority at Arizona Virtual Academy, at 56%. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The White share in Maricopa County as a whole is similar, at about 59%. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 157.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Arizona Virtual Academy and a ratio of 28.5:1. This ratio sits 7.1 above the 21.4:1 average for combined schools in Arizona.
Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Arizona Virtual Academy is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix, less than a tenth of a mile away. Arizona Virtual Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Arizona Virtual Academy as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Arizona Virtual Academy as a charter school. Arizona Virtual Academy is a virtual school according to federal records.
Federal counts for Arizona Virtual Academy: 7,647 students in 2020-21, 4,476 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
Threads on this page can be about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405)
- Arizona Insight AcademyHigh · 955 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
- South Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
Nearby schools
- Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix0.1 mi · 118
- Pathways in Education0.4 mi · 179
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School0.8 mi · 189
- North High School0.8 mi · 1,837
- Genesis Academy0.8 mi · 49
- Kaizen Education Foundation dba Summit High School0.8 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Arizona Virtual AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Arizona Virtual Academy?
Arizona Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 4,476 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Arizona Virtual Academy serve?
Arizona Virtual Academy serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Arizona Virtual Academy have?
Arizona Virtual Academy employs 157 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arizona Virtual Academy?
At Arizona Virtual Academy, the student body is approximately 56% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Arizona Virtual Academy public or private?
Arizona Virtual Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.