Utah Virtual Academy
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Murray, Utah
Utah Virtual Academy in Murray, Utah enrolled 1,890 students in 2024-25 with 92.3 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the Utah median of 19.1. 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, 13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 84% (Utah: 88.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,772 students in 2022-23, 1,732 students in 2023-24, 1,890 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 93.0 to 92.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,772 | 93.0 | 19.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,732 | 88.7 | 19.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,890 | 92.3 | 20.5 |
20.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Utah schools of this kind
Among the 84 Utah schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; 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.
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).
10 AP courses and one counselor per 324 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Utah Virtual Academy enrolled 2,129 students and had 6.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses10
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)6.6, one per 324 of the 2,129 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent0.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.1% of students were White, 22.6% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White65.1%
- Hispanic22.6%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Pacific Islander2.6%
- Black2.0%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.8%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Utah Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 13% | not published | 40.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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
84% of the 237 students in Utah Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. 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.
| This school | Its district | Utah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 84% | 84% | 88.3% |
| Students in the class | 237 | 237 | 52,066 |
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 Murray
2 public schools of this kind in Murray report 2024-25 enrollment; Utah Virtual Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Virtual Academy | 1,890 | 20.5 | 40.8% |
| Early Childhood Center | 147 | 73.5 | 19.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Utah Virtual Academy
- Granite Connection HighThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 541 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Youth Educational Support SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.1 miles away: 71 students, 3.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Utah Virtual Academy with Granite Connection HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Utah Virtual Academy spends per student$12,103 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,103
- The largest public schools in UtahUtah Virtual Academy is the number 4 by size of 103 Utah schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#4 of 103
- Utah schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 19.1 for schools of this kind.20.5:1
- 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 Utah Virtual Academy
How many students attend Utah Virtual Academy?
1,890 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,772 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Murray, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Utah Virtual Academy?
20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for schools of this kind is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Utah Virtual Academy a Title I school?
Utah Virtual Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Utah Virtual Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Utah Virtual Academy scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah'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.What is the graduation rate at Utah Virtual Academy?
84% of the 237 students in Utah Virtual Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. 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.What district is Utah Virtual Academy in?
Utah Virtual Academy, NCES district ID 4900130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490013001196 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.