Is Columbia Virtual Academy a good school?

Columbia Virtual Academy ranks 538 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Columbia Virtual Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 801 students attended Columbia Virtual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Virtual Academy?

Students at Columbia Virtual Academy are 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 1% American Indian.

Columbia Virtual Academy

Summary:

Columbia Virtual Academy is a public virtual elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Valley School District in Washington. With an enrollment of 801 students, the school has seen a decline in racial diversity in recent years, with the percentage of white students increasing from 65.36% in 2020-2021 to 59.68% in 2022-2023.

Columbia Virtual Academy consistently outperforms the Valley School District and the state of Washington in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 59.77% of all students were proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 25.81% for the Valley School and 52.63% for the state. The school's performance in SBAC/Math and WCAS/Science is also impressive, with 41.52% and 61.76% of all students being proficient or better, respectively. Columbia Virtual Academy's strong performance extends to different student subgroups, with Hispanic students ranking 1st out of 651 Washington elementary schools in ELA proficiency.

Despite its lower per-student spending compared to the nearby Valley School, which spent $30,962 per student in 2021-2022, Columbia Virtual Academy is able to outperform the district school academically. The school's performance has also improved significantly over the years, moving from the bottom 1% of Washington elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 18% in 2020-2021 before declining to 2 stars in the current school year. These factors make Columbia Virtual Academy an interesting case study for understanding the factors that contribute to academic success in a virtual learning environment.

Detail:

Public, Virtual K-8

3030 Huffman Road
Valley, WA 99181

(509) 937-4663

District: Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
538^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,801

Student/teacher ratio: 30.0

Number of students: 801

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Columbia Virtual Academy ranks better than 53.9% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.61. (See more...)

Compare Details Columbia Virtual Academy ranks better than 78.9% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.04. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.7%), Hispanic (14.7%), two or more races (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbia Virtual Academy is 30. (See more...)

Compare Columbia Virtual Academy employs 26.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbia Virtual Academy is $7,801.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Columbia Virtual Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia Virtual Academy 538^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Columbia Virtual Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Columbia Virtual Academy 113^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Columbia Virtual Academy in the ranking list.)

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Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley School District 138^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Columbia Virtual Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2012	0.04	1097^th	1097	0.0%
2013	0.05	1106^th	1106	0.0%
2015	2.49	1058^th	1067	0.8%
2016	1.08	1053^rd	1053	0.0%
2017	1.88	1052^nd	1056	0.4%
2021	80.54	200^th	1107	81.9%
2022	64.97	377^th	1169	67.8%
2023	35.17	755^th	1169	35.4%
2024	51.61	538^th	1168	53.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	90.39	83^rd	1008	91.8%
2022	67.68	326^th	1100	70.4%
2023	26.16	837^th	1094	23.5%
2024	58.62	416^th	1093	61.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	92.59	79^th	1025	92.3%
2022	60.64	398^th	1113	64.2%
2023	44.88	573^rd	1099	47.9%
2024	53.48	490^th	1099	55.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.88	1^st	651	99.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	84.78	117^th	943	87.6%
2022	53.11	469^th	1031	54.5%
2023	42.29	585^th	1011	42.1%
2024	72.94	262^nd	1009	74.0%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2012	0.10	497^th	497	0.0%
2013	0.11	497^th	498	0.2%
2015	1.78	443^rd	445	0.4%
2016	3.01	439^th	443	0.9%
2017	2.03	432^nd	435	0.7%
2019	52.84	234^th	512	54.3%
2021	82.07	83^rd	529	84.3%
2022	82.35	82^nd	541	84.8%
2023	63.51	170^th	539	68.5%
2024	75.04	113^th	535	78.9%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	90.17	16^th	250	93.6%
2022	82.49	33^rd	257	87.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	54.93	194^th	452	57.1%
2021	82.16	75^th	469	84.0%
2022	72.44	115^th	479	76.0%
2023	53.52	199^th	464	57.1%
2024	81.57	73^rd	464	84.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	42.43	260^th	453	42.6%
2022	87.24	52^nd	480	89.2%
2023	76.97	93^rd	470	80.2%
2024	67.82	121^st	466	74.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	83.19	37^th	344	89.2%
2022	99.55	2^nd	360	99.4%
2024	99.77	1^st	344	99.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Columbia Virtual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	27.88	361^st	470	23.2%
2021	94.10	23^rd	480	95.2%
2022	73.33	107^th	488	78.1%
2023	58.52	175^th	488	64.1%
2024	49.75	235^th	486	51.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Columbia Virtual Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	61	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	62
2005	133	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	134
2006	195	3	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	1	202
2007	215	0	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	1	221
2008	362	0	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	364
2009	679	4	10	6	1	n/a	n/a	7	707
2010	725	4	8	11	1	n/a	n/a	19	768
2011	899	6	16	36	1	2	37	0	997
2012	1021	5	17	71	2	2	31	0	1149
2013	657	11	9	57	2	6	19	0	761
2014	567	13	13	69	8	3	44	0	717
2015	356	11	15	38	5	3	35	0	463
2016	314	10	19	47	5	3	27	0	425
2017	234	7	21	50	1	1	24	0	338
2018	296	7	27	78	0	3	38	0	449
2019	153	7	17	45	1	0	20	0	243
2020	490	27	46	127	9	2	89	0	790
2021	751	26	64	151	15	7	135	0	1149
2022	650	41	68	140	13	6	117	0	1035
2023	478	49	60	118	10	2	84	0	801

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Columbia Virtual Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	62	1.0	62.0	n/a
2005	134	1.4	95.7	0
2006	202	2.6	77.7	0
2007	221	2.0	110.5	0
2008	364	8.1	44.9	0
2009	707	8.1	87.3	n/a
2010	768	16.5	46.3	n/a
2011	997	22.6	43.9	0.7
2012	1149	22.6	50.7	1
2013	761	11.0	68.8	0.9
2014	717	n/a	n/a	0
2015	463	12.0	38.5	1.3
2016	425	12.0	35.4	0.7
2017	338	12.7	26.5	0.9
2018	449	11.7	38.1	0.7
2019	243	18.4	13.1	1.2
2020	790	19.5	40.3	1
2021	1149	28.7	39.9	10
2022	1035	25.6	40.3	11.3
2023	801	26.6	30.0	19.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Columbia Virtual Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	62	1.0	62.0	n/a
2005	134	1.4	95.7	0
2006	202	2.6	77.7	0
2007	221	2.0	110.5	0
2008	364	8.1	44.9	0
2009	707	8.1	87.3	n/a
2010	768	16.5	46.3	n/a
2011	997	22.6	43.9	0.7
2012	1149	22.6	50.7	1
2013	761	11.0	68.8	0.9
2014	717	n/a	n/a	0
2015	463	12.0	38.5	1.3
2016	425	12.0	35.4	0.7
2017	338	12.7	26.5	0.9
2018	449	11.7	38.1	0.7
2019	243	18.4	13.1	1.2
2020	790	19.5	40.3	1
2021	1149	28.7	39.9	10
2022	1035	25.6	40.3	11.3
2023	801	26.6	30.0	19.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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