Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle

Set in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle is a minimally staffed middle school, part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District. It enrolls 44 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Within Cedar Rapids Comm School District, which oversees 35 schools and 15,494 students, Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder consists of 16% Black, 16% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 70% of students at Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Linn County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Linn County) logs that median household earnings sit near $77,649, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Linn County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), of which Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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