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Virtual School of Arizona

Q: Is Virtual School of Arizona a good school?

Virtual School of Arizona ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Arizona alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Virtual School of Arizona?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Virtual School of Arizona.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Virtual School of Arizona?

Students at Virtual School of Arizona are 46% Hispanic, 35% White, 9% African American, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of Arizona alternative schools

Summary

Virtual School of Arizona is an alternative K–12 school serving 849 students in Mesa, within Arizona Education Solutions. Its 2025–26 all-grade results show low proficiency: 16% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 5% in math, compared with 41% and 33% statewide. The central concern is that both subject results are far below Arizona’s, with math especially low.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA is a particular weakness: among seven nearby K–12 schools with reported all-grade scores, the average was 40%, and every school scored above Virtual School of Arizona’s 16%. In math, the same peers averaged 27%; the school’s 5% was the second-lowest, just above State Online School at 4%. The two schools were otherwise close: State Online School scored 17% in ELA, while the target scored 16%; in math, they scored 4% and 5%. The target matched its district in ELA and was 1 point above it in math, but remained 25 points below the state in ELA and 28 below in math. Eighth-grade science was 9% in 2024–25, 1 point above the district but 21 points below Arizona and 43 points below the 52% average among five nearby schools with scores.

Some outcomes shifted over time, but the overall picture remains concerning. Eighth-grade science fell from 13% in 2022–23 to 9% in 2024–25, while the state result rose from 27% to 30%. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 33.9%, little changed from 34.1% the prior year and far below Arizona’s 80%; the dropout rate was 17%, higher than both the state’s 5% and the district’s 16%. Dropout rates ranged from 12% to 24% across the reported years and ended 5 points above their 2020–21 level. SchoolDigger rank and stars, student–teacher ratio, and free/reduced-lunch rate were not supplied, so those measures cannot add context to these results.

849

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

2500 S Power Rd Ste 215
Mesa, AZ 85209-6690

(602) 641-8254

District: Arizona Education Solutions

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

White:

35.2%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 5th percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (10% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (34% vs 80%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Arizona avg37%

534^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 46 pts since 2021

From bottom 46% (2021) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Arizona Education Solutions

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	1136 of 1245	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1159 of 1226	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	444 of 607	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	895 of 895	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	867 of 1219	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	972 of 1219	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	939 of 1170	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1127 of 1198	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	874 of 1116	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	1162 of 1216	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1145 of 1220	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	602 of 654	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	1147 of 1201	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.7	963 of 1024	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	975 of 1161	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	534 of 536	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	549 of 552	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	777 of 854	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	450 of 832	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	253 of 400	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	102 of 129	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	573 of 573	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	698 of 806	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	514 of 820	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	688 of 760	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	728 of 802	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	684 of 717	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	749 of 810	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	432 of 818	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	126 of 390	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	410 of 789	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	5.4	674 of 675	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	341 of 780	56.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2023)29th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2023)27th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2021)8th percentile~ school

White (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)68th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2021)48th percentile~ school

African American (2023)37th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile~ school

Male (2023)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-25 vs state

Mathematics5%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				AASA English Language Arts (2026)								AASA Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2022-23)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Virtual School of Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 S Power Rd Ste 215	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Arizona Education Solutions	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 641-8254	849			—	299 (35.2%)	80 (9.4%)	388 (45.7%)	14 (1.6%)	36 (4.2%)	8 (0.9%)	24 (2.8%)								(n/a)			19.0	17.0	18.0	12.0	14.0	16.0								5.0
State Online School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 S Power Rd Ste 215	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Arizona Education Solutions	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 641-8254	839			—	317 (37.8%)	67 (8.0%)	366 (43.6%)	17 (2.0%)	44 (5.2%)	6 (0.7%)	22 (2.6%)								(n/a)				19.0	16.0	17.0	15.0	17.0								4.0			$10,171	$00			$00	$10,171	$10,171
Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	465 N Bluejay Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 256-2642	448			—	314 (70.1%)	23 (5.1%)	82 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)			30.0	27.0				21.0								11.0			$7,835	$33	$47	$79	$3,121	$4,635	$7,756
San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	914	22	41.5	—	542 (59.3%)	43 (4.7%)	222 (24.3%)	23 (2.5%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)								(n/a)	38.0	58.0	40.0	59.0				49.0	25.0	39.0	34.0	37.0				33.0	60.2%	30.1%
American Leadership Academy Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6913 E Rembrandt Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 420-2101	660	29	22.6	—	463 (70.2%)	12 (1.8%)	139 (21.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)	28 (4.2%)								(n/a)					48.0	23.0	29.0	31.0							23.0	15.0			$4,596	$90	$40	$130	$3,883	$583	$4,466
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85286	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 344-9892	2,357	192	12.2	—	1,651 (70.0%)	49 (2.1%)	456 (19.3%)	48 (2.0%)	12 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	131 (5.6%)								(n/a)	51.0	58.0	54.0	74.0	60.0	39.0	61.0	56.0	48.0	57.0	65.0	59.0	37.0	37.0	50.0	48.0			$6,796	$112	$61	$173	$4,653	$1,971	$6,624
S H A R P	Public, Alternative	K-12	7302 E Adobe St	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-8960	45	12	3.7	—	14 (31.1%)	6 (13.3%)	18 (40.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	4 (8.9%)								(n/a)																			$72,077	$24,271	$2,965	$27,236	$43,921	$921	$44,842
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Alternative	4-9	6919 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7400	379	22	17.4	18.8%	241 (63.6%)	10 (2.6%)	88 (23.2%)	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)								(n/a)		93.0	93.0	93.0		93.0		94.0		96.0	94.0	96.0	87.0	94.0		93.0			$8,107	$26		$26	$7,570	$511	$8,081
Higley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2935 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 279-7000	162	1	162.0	16.9%	102 (63.0%)	7 (4.3%)	32 (19.8%)	9 (5.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)								(n/a)
BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	894	58	15.4	—	253 (28.3%)	59 (6.6%)	149 (16.7%)	351 (39.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.7%)								(n/a)	74.0	81.0	74.0	86.0	71.0	86.0		79.0	66.0	54.0	77.0	70.0	55.0	86.0		70.0	89.2%	6.2%	$9,030	$46	$147	$194	$6,467	$2,370	$8,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual School of Arizona

What is the racial makeup of Virtual School of Arizona?

Students at Virtual School of Arizona are 46% Hispanic, 35% White, 9% African American, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Virtual School of Arizona in?

Arizona Education Solutions

Is Virtual School of Arizona a good school?

Virtual School of Arizona ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Arizona alternative schools.

How many students attend Virtual School of Arizona?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Virtual School of Arizona.

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