Other · Pennsylvania

The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy

Fully virtual

The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy, a public other school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: grades k–12, 913 students, 59.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Philadelphia City SD.

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
913
Teachers (FTE)
15.5
Students per teacher
59.0
Grades
K–12
Other

More students per teacher than 97% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 13.0 · 58 schools compared

More students per teacher than 98% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 57% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 1,048 · 58 schools compared

Larger than 86% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

23%proficient

−8.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 29% · 54 schools compared

78 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

6.2%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 16% · 54 schools compared

81 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

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
District school · Regular
Instruction
Fully virtual
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Philadelphia City SD.

Location

Address
440 North Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone
(215)400-3110
City or town
Philadelphia

Nearby schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Universal Institute CSCharterFree meals for all
K–959718.1
Belmont CSCharter
K–1295912.1
Sankofa Freedom Academy CSCharterFree meals for all
K–1267321.0
K–121,54015.9
K–122,28018.2
Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCharterFree meals for all
K–122,57215.2

Sources

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.

NCES 421899007506