Cascade Virtual Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Prineville, Oregon

Cascade Virtual Academy in Prineville, Oregon enrolled 1,226 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 35.3 students per teacher against the Oregon median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Oregon: 81.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 68% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

731 students in 2022-23, 958 students in 2023-24, 1,226 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.2 to 34.7.

Students enrolled at Cascade Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 958, 2024-25: 1,22605001k1.5k2022-237312023-249582024-251,226
Students enrolled at Cascade Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 958, 2024-25: 1,22605001k1.5k2022-237312023-249582024-251,226
Students enrolled at Cascade Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 958, 2024-25: 1,22605001k1.5k2022-237312023-249582024-251,226
Students enrolled at Cascade Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 958, 2024-25: 1,22605001k1.5k2022-237312023-249582024-251,226
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373130.224.2
2023-2495834.427.8
2024-251,22634.735.3

35.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Oregon schools of this kind

Among the 83 Oregon schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon other schools, 2024-2583 values from 4.3 to 57.9; This school 35.3; state median 15.7.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.3state median 15.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Oregon other schools, 2024-2583 values from 4.3 to 57.9; This school 35.3; state median 15.7.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.3state median 15.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Oregon other schools, 2024-2583 values from 4.3 to 57.9; This school 35.3; state median 15.7.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.3state median 15.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Oregon other schools, 2024-2583 values from 4.3 to 57.9; This school 35.3; state median 15.7.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.3state median 15.7U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 418 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cascade Virtual Academy enrolled 908 students and had 2.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.2, one per 418 of the 908 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent93.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.6% of students were White, 22.7% Hispanic, 10.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White59.6%
  2. Hispanic22.7%
  3. Two or more races10.7%
  4. Black3.4%
  5. American Indian1.6%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%
  7. Asian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cascade Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235%39%44%
Math, 2022-2324%22% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-59% of the 31 students in Cascade Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate50‑59%50‑54%81.3%
Students in the class3113946,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Cascade Virtual Academy

  1. Oregon Family SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 25 miles away: 919 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  2. Compare Cascade Virtual Academy with Oregon Family SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Mitchell SD 55 spends per student$2,107 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$2,107
  4. The largest public schools in OregonCascade Virtual Academy is the number 7 by size of 87 Oregon schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#7 of 87
  5. Oregon schools by students per teacher35.3 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 15.7 for schools of this kind.35.3:1
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cascade Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend Cascade Virtual Academy?
    1,226 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 731 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Prineville, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cascade Virtual Academy?
    35.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for schools of this kind is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cascade Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    Cascade Virtual Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cascade Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cascade Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Cascade Virtual Academy?
    50-59% of the 31 students in Cascade Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Cascade Virtual Academy in?
    Mitchell SD 55, NCES district ID 4108280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410828001869 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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