Elementary · Wisconsin

Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)

CharterFully virtual

Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA), a public elementary school in McFarland, Wisconsin: grades pre-k–8, 1,393 students, 22.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of McFarland 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: 1,393
Teachers (FTE): 63.3
Students per teacher: 22.0
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

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

Median 12.9 · 1,090 schools compared

More students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 100% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 322 · 1,092 schools compared

Larger than 100% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

33%proficient

A lower share proficient than 82% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 53% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

649 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

16%proficient

A lower share proficient than 92% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 56% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

648 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; 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 Pre-K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Fully virtual
Area: Large suburb
Run by: McFarland School District

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

Location

Address: 4721 Dale-Curtin Dr, McFarland, WI 53558
Phone: (608)838-9482
City or town: McFarland
County: Dane County

Website Quality of life in McFarland Schools in McFarland

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School	Pre-K–2	449	11.4	—	—	0.6 mi
Waubesa Intermediate	3–5	489	13.0	66%	73%	1.0 mi
One City Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	328	12.6	33%	20%	3.0 mi
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	462	10.2	37%	36%	3.0 mi
Forest Edge Elementary School	Pre-K–6	446	11.1	73%	76%	3.6 mi
Nuestro MundoCharter	Pre-K–5	311	11.1	49%	44%	3.8 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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