Other · Washington

Summit VIrtual Academy

AlternativeFully virtual

Summit VIrtual Academy, a public other school in Lacey, Washington: grades k–12, 355 students, 19.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of North Thurston Public Schools.

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: 355
Teachers (FTE): 18.2
Students per teacher: 19.5
Grades: K–12; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 57% of schools in Washington

Median 21.8 · 122 schools compared

More students per teacher than 79% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 85% of schools in Washington

Median 111 · 163 schools compared

Larger than 64% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 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%

43%proficient

+7.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of schools in Washington

Median 48% · 73 schools compared

65 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Washington: 44%

Not published: too few students tested.

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: Other · Grades K–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Fully virtual
Area: Small city
Run by: North Thurston Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with North Thurston Public Schools.

Location

Address: 305 College Street NE, Lacey, WA 98516
Phone: (360)412-4908
City or town: Olympia
County: Thurston County

Quality of life in Olympia Schools in Olympia

Nearby schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Olympia Regional Learning AcademyAlternative	K–12	345	13.1	75%	55%	2.3 mi
Washington Connections Academy GoldendaleFully virtual	K–12	2,121	28.9	37%	22%	3.5 mi
Firwood	4–12	45	6.9	—	—	15.4 mi
Special Education Services/relifeSpecial education	Pre-K–12	4	—	—	—	16.2 mi
Gravelly Lake K-12 AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	K–12	162	54.0	—	—	16.4 mi
Special ServicesAlternative	Pre-K–12	9	—	—	—	22.7 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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