📍 624 College St, Rm 104, Medford, Taylor County, 54451
Rural Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Medford, Taylor County. The school has 1,850 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Medford Area Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rural Virtual Academy enrolls 1,850 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,607 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 28 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
687 of the school's 1,850 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 575 qualify for free lunch and 112 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rural Virtual Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-70, state senate district 29, state house district 87.
Rural Virtual Academy is one of 5 schools in Medford Area Public School District, based in Medford, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,220 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,850 students, Rural Virtual Academy is larger than the district average of about 644 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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