ISS Virtual Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Statesville, North Carolina

ISS Virtual Academy in Statesville, North Carolina enrolled 138 students in 2024-25 with 4.5 full-time teachers, 30.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-71% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 115%

148 students in 2022-23, 147 students in 2023-24, 138 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.1 to 4.5.

Students enrolled at ISS Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231482023-241472024-25138
Students enrolled at ISS Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231482023-241472024-25138
Students enrolled at ISS Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231482023-241472024-25138
Students enrolled at ISS Virtual Academy by school year2022-23: 148, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231482023-241472024-25138
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231482.170.8
2023-241475.029.4
2024-251384.530.7

30.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 North Carolina schools of this kind

Among the 120 North Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; 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, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; ISS Virtual Academy 30.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherISS Virtual Academy 30.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; ISS Virtual Academy 30.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherISS Virtual Academy 30.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; ISS Virtual Academy 30.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherISS Virtual Academy 30.7state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; ISS Virtual Academy 30.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherISS Virtual Academy 30.7state median 15.1U.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).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 380 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection ISS Virtual Academy enrolled 190 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 380 of the 190 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.8% of students were White, 12.3% Hispanic, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.8%
  2. Hispanic12.3%
  3. Two or more races9.4%
  4. Black8.0%
  5. Asian1.4%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at ISS Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 35-71% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math35‑71%57%50%

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

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 35 students in ISS Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. 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 districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%88%86.5%
Students in the class351,845120,822

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 Statesville

3 public schools of this kind in Statesville report 2024-25 enrollment; ISS Virtual Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
ISS Virtual Academy13830.733.3%
Northview Academy1085.797.2%
Discovery Program at The Springs3217.390.6%

All public schools in Statesville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about ISS Virtual Academy

  1. Northview AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.3 miles away: 108 students, 5.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Discovery Program at The SpringsThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.2 miles away: 32 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  3. Compare ISS Virtual Academy with Northview AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Iredell-Statesville School District spends per student$11,291 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,291
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaISS Virtual Academy is the number 97 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#97 of 129
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher30.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.30.7:1
  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 ISS Virtual Academy

  1. How many students attend ISS Virtual Academy?
    138 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 148 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Statesville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at ISS Virtual Academy?
    30.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for schools of this kind is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is ISS Virtual Academy a Title I school?
    ISS 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 ISS Virtual Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at ISS Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 35-71% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at ISS Virtual Academy?
    80-89% of the 35 students in ISS Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. 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 ISS Virtual Academy in?
    Iredell-Statesville School District, NCES district ID 3702310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370231003595 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: 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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