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Virtual Academy

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
601 N Cherry St. Suite 250, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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Grades served
3-8
NCES school ID
370150002518
177
Students
24.1
Teachers (FTE)
7.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
F
Performance grade
35
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
39.4%
Chronically absent
70.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Virtual Academy — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Virtual AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. The Downtown SchoolElementary · Grades PK-8under 0.1 mi
  2. The Arts Based SchoolElementary · Grades K-8 · Arts Based School · Charter0.2 mi
  3. Cook Literacy Model SchoolElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  4. Carter High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-120.8 mi
  5. J F Kennedy HighHigh · Grades 6-120.8 mi
  6. Career CenterHigh · Grades 9-120.8 mi
  7. R J Reynolds HighHigh · Grades 9-121.0 mi
  8. Lowrance MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-101.0 mi
  9. Paisley Magnet SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-101.0 mi
  10. Kimberley Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.1 mi

How Virtual Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 35 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools2nd percentile
Higher than 2% · rank 2,422 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools5th percentile
Higher than 5% · rank 429 of 456
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools12th percentile
Higher than 12% · rank 63 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 10% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2015

02550751001522232425

Score up 21 points since 2015 (14 → 35). Met or exceeded expected growth in 2 of 4 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202535FNot Met29.6
202441DMet33.5
202342DMet32.8
202231FNot Met25.8
201514F--14

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 39.55%White 25.42%Hispanic 19.21%Two+ Races 14.69%Asian 1.13%
Black: 39.55% (70) White: 25.42% (45) Hispanic: 19.21% (34) Two+ Races: 14.69% (26) Asian: 1.13% (2)
Black39.55%
White25.42%
Hispanic19.21%
Two+ Races14.69%
Asian1.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 177
51.41%91 Female
48.59%86 Male

Student counts for Virtual Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 177 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 60.6%Chronically absent 39.4%
Regular attendance: 60.6% (131) Chronically absent: 39.4% (85)
Regular attendance60.6%
Chronically absent39.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 216
70.1%Economically disadvantaged
6.21%11 English learners

Student indicators for Virtual Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 216 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 96.53%Beginning 3.47%
Experienced: 96.53% (21) Beginning: 3.47% (1)
Experienced96.53%
Beginning3.47%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 21.6 FTE
96.53%Fully licensed
3.47%Emergency or provisional
4.63%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Virtual Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 21.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)41%18.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)34.6%20.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)19%8.7%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)81%10.3%8.2%--
Reading (grades 3–8)65.4%14.1%18.4%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)59%22.9%14.5%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.3957.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers21.59
Experienced teachers20.84 (97%)
Beginning teachers0.75 (3%)
Holding a standard license20.84 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.75 (3%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (85 of 216)39.4%
Economically disadvantaged70.1%
English learners making progress (of 11)27.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.54
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Virtual Academy report card PDF

Download this report card

Virtual Academy's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.