Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar

Set in HOUSTON, Minnesota, Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar is a moderately sized K-5 school, one of the schools within HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 392 students across grades K through 5.

HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,934 students. Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% Black, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Houston County's rate of about 38%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household income runs about $79,825, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Houston County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,089 students), of which Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar is one.

Minnesota Virtual Academy High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

On this page, the feed for Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.