Elementary · Washington

Columbia Virtual Academy

AlternativeFully virtual

Columbia Virtual Academy, a public elementary school in Valley, Washington: grades k–8, 863 students, 29.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Valley School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary 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
863
Teachers (FTE)
29.8
Students per teacher
29.0
Grades
K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in Washington

Median 15.7 · 1,220 schools compared

More students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 99% of elementary schools in Washington

Median 405 · 1,229 schools compared

Larger than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

61%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in Washington

Median 50% · 1,114 elementary schools compared

194 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

42%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of elementary schools in Washington

Median 46% · 1,111 elementary schools compared

193 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; 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
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
District school · Alternative
Instruction
Fully virtual
Area
Remote rural area

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Valley School District.

Location

Address
3030 Huffman Road, Valley, WA 99181
Phone
(509)937-4663
City or town
Valley

Nearby elementary schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Valley SchoolFree meals for all
K–81669.933%22%
Gess ElementaryFree meals for all
K–632414.6——
Springdale ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–522716.438%38%
Loon Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–611310.946%—
K–813845.851%38%
Summit Valley SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–810817.036%50%

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.

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.

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 530924003107