TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · East Walpole, Massachusetts

TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School in East Walpole, Massachusetts enrolled 2,969 students in 2024-25 with 143.4 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Massachusetts median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 52% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

2,940 students in 2022-23, 2,907 students in 2023-24, 2,969 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 119.3 to 143.4.

Students enrolled at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School by school year2022-23: 2,940, 2023-24: 2,907, 2024-25: 2,96901k2k3k2022-232,9402023-242,9072024-252,969
Students enrolled at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School by school year2022-23: 2,940, 2023-24: 2,907, 2024-25: 2,96901k2k3k2022-232,9402023-242,9072024-252,969
Students enrolled at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School by school year2022-23: 2,940, 2023-24: 2,907, 2024-25: 2,96901k2k3k2022-232,9402023-242,9072024-252,969
Students enrolled at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School by school year2022-23: 2,940, 2023-24: 2,907, 2024-25: 2,96901k2k3k2022-232,9402023-242,9072024-252,969
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,940119.324.6
2023-242,907125.523.2
2024-252,969143.420.7

20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind

Among the 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; 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, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 20.7; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 20.7; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 20.7; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 20.7; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 12.6U.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).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 168 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School enrolled 2,684 students and had 16.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)16.0, one per 168 of the 2,684 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent44.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.9% of students were White, 27.3% Hispanic, 10.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.9%
  2. Hispanic27.3%
  3. Black10.2%
  4. Two or more races8.1%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, 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 districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%38%43.7%
Math, 2022-2325%27% (2021-22)42%

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

52% of the 542 students in TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. 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 districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate52%52%89.2%
Students in the class54254272,602

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 TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School

  1. Daniel Feeney Preschool CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.5 miles away: 65 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Westwood Integrated PreschoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.7 miles away: 44 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School with Daniel Feeney Preschool CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District spends per student$7,572 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$7,572
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsTEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School is the largest of 101 Massachusetts schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 101
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.6 for schools of this kind.20.7:1
  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 TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School

  1. How many students attend TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School?
    2,969 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,940 in 2022-23. It is a public school in East Walpole, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School?
    20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for schools of this kind is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School a Title I school?
    TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School do on state tests?
    The students tested at TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts'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 TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School?
    52% of the 542 students in TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. 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 TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School in?
    TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District, NCES district ID 2500556. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250055602817 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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