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NC Virtual Academy

CharterFully virtual

NC Virtual Academy, a public other school in Durham, North Carolina: grades k–12, 3,482 students, 18.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of NC Virtual Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 3,482
Teachers (FTE): 185.8
Students per teacher: 18.7
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 76% of schools in North Carolina

Median 14.8 · 129 schools compared

More students per teacher than 77% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 99% of schools in North Carolina

Median 608 · 135 schools compared

Larger than 99% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

50%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of schools in North Carolina

Median 57% · 116 schools compared

1,524 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

37%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of schools in North Carolina

Median 54% · 116 schools compared

1,522 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Fully virtual
Area: Large city
Run by: NC Virtual Academy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with NC Virtual Academy.

Location

Address: 4220 NC Highway 55, Durham, NC 27713
Phone: (919)346-0121
City or town: Durham
County: Durham County

Website Quality of life in Durham Schools in Durham

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
North Carolina Cyber AcademyCharterFully virtual	K–12	2,461	17.1	50%	35%	0.5 mi
Ignite Online AcademyFully virtual	K–12	363	13.0	47%	29%	5.8 mi
Durham Charter SchoolCharter	K–11	1,010	13.9	54%	68%	5.8 mi
DPS Hospital School	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	6.9 mi
UNC Hospital School	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	8.8 mi
Voyager AcademyCharter	K–12	1,360	13.4	71%	70%	9.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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