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Virtual School of Arizona
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 88% smaller than its 8th grade class (117).
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingAASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 2.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this school4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 849 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 624 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 542 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 73 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Virtual School of Arizona
Virtual School of Arizona is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels with its address in MESA, Arizona. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 849 students. On average, combined schools in Arizona enroll around 550, and this school is 54% above that mark.
Virtual School of Arizona is part of Arizona Education Solutions (90758), where 2 schools serve 1,688 students.
The largest group at Virtual School of Arizona is Hispanic students, at 46%. The school is also 35% White, 9% Black, 4% Native American, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 31% Hispanic share among all Maricopa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
For Maricopa County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
State Online School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Virtual School of Arizona, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Virtual School of Arizona in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers. NCES lists Virtual School of Arizona as a virtual school.
Enrollment fell 15% over 4 years, reaching 849 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at Virtual School of Arizona. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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