Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Riverview, Florida

Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida in Riverview, Florida enrolled 745 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 26.6 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%).

Enrollment rose 220% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 155%

233 students in 2022-23, 777 students in 2023-24, 745 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 777, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-232332023-247772024-25745
Students enrolled at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 777, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-232332023-247772024-25745
Students enrolled at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 777, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-232332023-247772024-25745
Students enrolled at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 777, 2024-25: 74502004006008002022-232332023-247772024-25745
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323311.021.2
2023-2477721.037.0
2024-2574528.026.6

26.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; 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, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 26.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 26.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 26.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 26.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 26.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 26.6state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 26.6; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 26.6state median 11.4U.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 Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent36.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.9% of students were Hispanic, 34.0% White, 26.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic34.9%
  2. White34.0%
  3. Black26.7%
  4. Asian1.9%
  5. Two or more races1.2%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math15‑19%44% (2021-22)52.2%

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.

What to look at next about Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida

  1. Lopez Exceptional CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 8.6 miles away: 57 students, 4.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  2. Willis Peters Exceptional CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 10 miles away: 61 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida with Lopez Exceptional CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Osceola spends per student$10,383 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,383
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaVirtual Preparatory Academy of Florida is the number 52 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#52 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher26.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.26.6:1
  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 Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida

  1. How many students attend Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida?
    745 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 233 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Riverview, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida?
    26.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida a Title I school?
    Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida'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 district is Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida in?
    Osceola, NCES district ID 1201470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120147010691 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
  • 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