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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICKENBURG UNIFIED DISTRICT (4236)·NCES 040919003248

Wickenburg Virtual Academy

920 S. Vulture Mine Rd., Wickenburg, AZ 85390 · (928) 684-6715 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
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Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work

Enrollment
33
Combined
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 550
Student : Teacher
41.3:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 413%
Grade 613%
Grade 826%
Grade 9412%
Grade 1026%
Grade 11618%
Grade 121752%
Student demographics
White
1855%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
1442%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Two+
13%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
1236%
Female
2164%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
26.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
12.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +10.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores are up about 10 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-2426.0%12.0%
2022-2325.0%2.0%
2021-2222.0%2.0%
2020-2124.0%2.0%
2018-1950.0%31.0%
2017-1826.0%2.0%
% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
33
-163 (-83%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
41.3:1
was 39.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25330.841.3:1N/A
2023-24541.830.0:1N/A
2022-23783.621.7:1N/A
2020-21196539.2:1N/A
2017-1851225.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wickenburg Virtual Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (51 to 33); teachers down 60% (2 to 0.8).

About Wickenburg Virtual Academy

Located in Wickenburg, Arizona, Wickenburg Virtual Academy is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It has an enrollment of 33 students in kindergarten through 12. That compares with an average of about 550 students for combined schools in Arizona.

Wickenburg Unified District (4236) includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 1,079 students.

Federal enrollment data show Wickenburg Virtual Academy is 55% White. Other groups include 42% Hispanic and 3% multiracial.

Wickenburg Virtual Academy lists 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 41.3 students per teacher. The school's 41.3:1 compares with an average of 21.4:1 for combined schools in Arizona.

Census data for Maricopa County show median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Wickenburg Virtual Academy among them.

Wickenburg Virtual Academy's closest public school neighbor is Wickenburg High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Wickenburg Virtual Academy holds 3 other public schools.

Federal data place Wickenburg Virtual Academy in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area. NCES lists Wickenburg Virtual Academy as a virtual school.

Wickenburg Virtual Academy enrolled 196 in 2020-21 and 33 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 41.3:1, from 39.2:1.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wickenburg Virtual Academy
District
Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
Address
920 S. Vulture Mine Rd., Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Phone
(928) 684-6715
County
Maricopa County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
33
Teachers (FTE)
1
Student–teacher ratio
41.3:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
040919003248
Charter school
No
Virtual school
Yes

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Frequently asked questions

About Wickenburg Virtual Academy
How many students attend Wickenburg Virtual Academy?
Wickenburg Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 33 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Wickenburg Virtual Academy serve?
Wickenburg Virtual Academy serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wickenburg Virtual Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wickenburg Virtual Academy is approximately 41.3:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wickenburg Virtual Academy?
At Wickenburg Virtual Academy, the student body is approximately 55% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Wickenburg Virtual Academy public or private?
Wickenburg Virtual Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wickenburg Unified District (4236).
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