Missouri Virtual Academy

Missouri Virtual Academy is a sizable unified-grade school in HILLSBORO, Missouri, overseen by GRANDVIEW R-II. The school hosts 3,895 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 1800% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 205 students.

GRANDVIEW R-II runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 4,501 students. Missouri Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Missouri Virtual Academy shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 27% Black, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Missouri Virtual Academy lists 156 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 7.6:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $82,851, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Jefferson County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students), Missouri Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

GRANDVIEW MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.