Deeper Learning Virtual Academy

Deeper Learning Virtual Academy is a very small unified-grade school in West Allis, Wisconsin, overseen by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. The school teaches 88 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 272 students each, so Deeper Learning Virtual Academy sits 68% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District (6,619 students total), Deeper Learning Virtual Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Deeper Learning Virtual Academy lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.6:1, putting Deeper Learning Virtual Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Deeper Learning Virtual Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Walker Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Deeper Learning Virtual Academy operates from a bedroom-community location. Deeper Learning Virtual Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.