Gary Virtual Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Gary, Indiana

Gary Virtual Academy in Gary, Indiana enrolled 45 students in 2024-25 with 2.3 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the Indiana median of 13.3. 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, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10% or less (Indiana: 88.1%).

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

Enrollment fell 73% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

169 students in 2022-23, 59 students in 2023-24, 45 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 2.3.

Students enrolled at Gary Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 450501001502002022-231692023-24592024-2545
Students enrolled at Gary Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 450501001502002022-231692023-24592024-2545
Students enrolled at Gary Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 450501001502002022-231692023-24592024-2545
Students enrolled at Gary Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 59, 2024-25: 450501001502002022-231692023-24592024-2545
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231693.056.3
2023-24591.059.0
2024-25452.320.0

20.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Indiana schools of this kind

Among the 52 Indiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; 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, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Gary Virtual Academy 20.0; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGary Virtual Academy 20.0state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Gary Virtual Academy 20.0; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGary Virtual Academy 20.0state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Gary Virtual Academy 20.0; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGary Virtual Academy 20.0state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Gary Virtual Academy 20.0; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGary Virtual Academy 20.0state median 13.3U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gary Virtual Academy enrolled 142 students and reported no counselor; it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent12.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.7% of students were Black, 6.7% of two or more races, 4.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black86.7%
  2. Two or more races6.7%
  3. White4.4%
  4. Hispanic2.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Gary Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math10% or less5% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

10% or less of the 49 students in Gary Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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 districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate10% or less62%88.1%
Students in the class4932277,216

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.

Schools of this kind in Gary

5 public schools of this kind in Gary report 2024-25 enrollment; Gary Virtual Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary1,180not reported72.7%
Gary Lighthouse Charter School1,13815.298.8%
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy77317.259.6%
Steel City Academy2868.969.6%
Gary Virtual Academy4520.062.2%

All public schools in Gary →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gary Virtual Academy

  1. Steel City AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.8 miles away: 286 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. 21st Century Charter Sch of GaryThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.4 miles away: 1,180 students (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Gary Virtual Academy with Steel City AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gary Community School Corporation spends per student$27,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,740
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaGary Virtual Academy is the number 56 by size of 61 Indiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#56 of 61
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.20.0:1
  7. 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 Gary Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend Gary Virtual Academy?
    45 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 169 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Gary, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Virtual Academy?
    20.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gary Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    Gary 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 Gary Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Gary Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Gary Virtual Academy?
    10% or less of the 49 students in Gary Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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 Gary Virtual Academy in?
    Gary Community School Corporation, NCES district ID 1803870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180387002684 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, 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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