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Nampa Online Virtual Academy

Q: Is Nampa Online Virtual Academy a good school?

Nampa Online Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Idaho alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Nampa Online Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Nampa Online Virtual Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nampa Online Virtual Academy?

Students at Nampa Online Virtual Academy are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 177 Idaho Alternative Schools

Better than 3% of Idaho alternative schools

Summary

Nampa Online Virtual Academy is a district-run virtual school in the Nampa School District, serving roughly 298 students in grades PK–12 as an alternative program for families seeking flexible scheduling, credit recovery, or a nontraditional learning environment. The district itself is ranked 85th out of 101 Idaho districts, so the academic context is already challenging before looking at the school's own numbers.

The most important thing for parents to know is that academic proficiency is very low compared to both the district and state. Just 11.8% of students are proficient in math, versus 31.1% for the district and 43.1% statewide. English language arts proficiency is 26.6%, about half the state average of 54.0%. The contrast with nearby charters is stark: Liberty Charter School posts 79.1% math proficiency and Victory Charter School posts 79.4%. However, NOVA is far more comparable to other virtual programs in the area—Virtual School House reports 11.1% math proficiency and Wilder Academy of Virtual Education reports 17.1%, suggesting low scores are common among virtual and alternative schools serving similar students. Graduation rates have historically trailed the state by wide margins, though the latest reported figure of 82.5% is identical to every school in the dataset and should be treated cautiously.

There are genuine bright spots. Chronic absenteeism is just 3.7%, dramatically better than the district's 17.3% and the state's 13.8%, which suggests the virtual model is successfully keeping students connected to school. The student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1 is also more favorable than many nearby charters. The central challenge is converting that engagement into academic gains—test scores have remained essentially flat over the past three years. For parents considering this school, NOVA appears to re-engage students who have struggled in traditional settings, but it is worth asking pointed questions about academic support, rigor, and how the school plans to move proficiency rates upward.

298

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

3313 Parkridge Drive
Nampa, ID 83687

(208) 468-2808

District: Nampa School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

39.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2021 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Idaho average (50% vs 82%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

Idaho avg47%

171^st of 177

Idaho public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2022

From bottom 13% (2022) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 104Nampa School District among Idaho districts

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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	295 of 301	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	171 of 177	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	164 of 164	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	79 of 81	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2023	6.8	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	83 of 88	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	47 of 48	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	39 of 40	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	72 of 78	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

White (2024)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2024)2nd percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2022)32nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)17th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2022)12th percentile+6 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile

Female (2022)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-27 vs state

Math12%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISAT Math (2026)								ISAT Science (2026)				ISAT English Language Arts (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024-25)	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	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nampa Online Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-2808	298	17	17.1	—	157 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (39.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.7%)								(n/a)			< 25%	< 20%	< 24%	< 21%	< 30%	11.8	< 27%	19.5	< 38%	< 22%			< 25%	19.4	28.0	34.2	< 53%	26.6
Idaho Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1220 5th Street North	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Idaho Arts Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 463-4324	1,395	72	19.3	47.9%	882 (63.2%)	12 (0.9%)	414 (29.7%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	66 (4.7%)								(n/a)	57.6	42.0	51.2	28.0	43.2	41.5	46.9	44.3	50.4	38.5	73.2	51.9	62.7	47.9	70.2	47.9	61.0	49.6	80.5	59.0
Gem Prep: Nampa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 West Iowa Avenue	Nampa	83823	Canyon County	Gem Prep: Nampa LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-2848	529	23	23.0	62.8%	283 (53.5%)	3 (0.6%)	203 (38.4%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)	70.2	47.9	58.3	52.4	42.6	38.6	36.8	50.8	56.3	63.6	35.3	56.0	57.4	< 50%	60.4	62.8	63.8	81.8		63.4
Wilder Academy Of Virtual Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	16231 North Brinson Street Suite 140	Wilder	83676	Canyon County	Wilder District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 337-7400	202	12	16.8	—	143 (70.8%)	1 (0.5%)	47 (23.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)		50.0			< 27%		< 18%	17.1			< 27%	22.9					< 31%	35.0	45.2	37.5
Liberty Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9955 Kris Jensen Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Liberty Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 466-7952	398	17	23.0	27.4%	332 (83.4%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)								(n/a)	75.9	66.7	81.3	82.1	≥ 79%	≥ 68%	81.8	79.1	75.0	72.0	75.8	74.4	65.5	70.0	≥ 81%	74.1	≥ 79%	≥ 76%	≥ 81%	85.4	$7,892	$1,140	$6,752
Victory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9779 Kris Jensen Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Victory Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 442-9400	380	17	22.2	33.2%	307 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.1%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)								(n/a)	75.9	≥ 81%	71.9	72.4	≥ 79%	≥ 76%	65.2	79.4	67.7	≥ 76%	≥ 62%	73.8	79.3	≥ 81%	81.3	72.4	82.8	≥ 76%	≥ 76%	84.1	$7,065	$852	$6,213
Compass Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4667 West Aviator Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Compass Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 888-5847	1,265	68	18.6	24.6%	989 (78.2%)	14 (1.1%)	149 (11.8%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (5.1%)								(n/a)	73.6	81.1	72.5	73.7	71.7	67.8	78.2	73.7	65.7	73.0	80.0	71.6	75.2	78.4	76.1	85.1	83.3	83.5	87.3	80.9	$5,937	$683	$5,254
Gem Prep: Meridian North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5390 North McDermott Road	Meridian	83823	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian North LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	474	23	20.6	—	359 (75.7%)	5 (1.1%)	81 (17.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								(n/a)	72.3	74.4	78.7	68.1	56.5	≥ 50%		66.3	68.8	≥ 58%			≥ 46%	79.1	76.6	72.3	82.2	73.5		73.4
Project Impact Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1422 S Tech Lane	Meridian	83634	Ada County	Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 576-4811	227	16	14.1	—	192 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)			37.5		37.5			38.4				34.4		50.0	50.0		43.8	50.0		49.3	$9,449	$577	$8,872
Vision Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19291 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vision Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-9220	760	34	22.6	31.1%	548 (72.1%)	1 (0.1%)	163 (21.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)								(n/a)	66.1	69.1	74.6	40.3	52.2	58.3	58.8	59.9	55.2	51.7	55.1	54.0	71.2	69.1	77.6	53.7	68.7	81.7	88.5	72.3	$6,555	$605	$5,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Nampa Online Virtual Academy

What district is Nampa Online Virtual Academy in?

Nampa School District

How many students attend Nampa Online Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Nampa Online Virtual Academy.

Is Nampa Online Virtual Academy a good school?

Nampa Online Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Idaho alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Nampa Online Virtual Academy?

Students at Nampa Online Virtual Academy are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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2024–25 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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