Sonoran Virtual Academy is a public charter virtual elementary school serving grades K-8 in Tucson, Arizona, with a small student population of 68 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a diverse student body, with a mix of racial backgrounds including White, African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and two or more races.
Sonoran Virtual Academy has a mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school performs well in some grade levels and subjects, such as 8th grade English Language Arts where it outperformed the district and state, it struggles in others, particularly in 8th grade mathematics where its proficiency rate was significantly lower than the district and state. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with male students and Hispanic students outperforming their peers. However, the school's dropout rate of 2.4% in 2021-2022 was higher than the state average.
Compared to nearby traditional public schools like J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School and Robert Richardson Elementary School, which both ranked higher in the state and had better proficiency rates, Sonoran Virtual Academy's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school outperformed the nearby public charter school, Academy Del Sol, which had lower proficiency rates and a much higher dropout rate. As a virtual school, Sonoran Virtual Academy may face unique challenges in delivering effective instruction and supporting student engagement, which could contribute to its mixed academic performance.
Students at Sonoran Virtual Academy are 33% White, 33% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.
In the 2023-24 school year, 69 students attended Sonoran Virtual Academy.
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