EVSC Virtual Academy

EVSC Virtual Academy is a small alternative public school in Evansville, Indiana, serving grades K–12 with 151 students at 2319 Stringtown Road as part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Its most direct comparison is the co-located Academy for Innovative Studies, another alternative K–12 school with 318 students; the other nearby option is Benjamin Bosse High School, an alternative PK–12 school with 868 students about 2.5 miles away. The district is ranked 258th of 374 in Indiana — the 31st percentile — with a 2-star rating.

Outcomes are improving from a low starting point. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 55.5%, up from 47.1% in 2022–23 and 45.4% in 2023–24, and it beats the Academy for Innovative Studies' 41.4% by 14.1 points. But it trails Benjamin Bosse High School (84.6%), the district (88.3%) and the state (89.7%). Chronic absenteeism fell sharply, from 80.7% in 2023–24 to 42.1% in 2024–25 — a 38.6-point drop. Still, that is slightly above Bosse's 40.6%, better than the Academy for Innovative Studies' 54.2%, about double the district's 21.5%, and roughly 2.5 times the state's 16.7%.

On 2025–26 ILEARN tests, the school outperformed the Academy for Innovative Studies across the board but lagged the district: ELA 18% (versus 6.58% and 34.34%), math 12.24% (versus 5.33% and 34.47%), and science 21.43% (versus 3.7% and 32.88%). SAT ERW was 29.41% and SAT math 8.82%, while Biology EOC was 38.46% — above Bosse's 32.81% and the Academy for Innovative Studies' 3.7%, but below the district's 47.97%. Math is the clearest weakness. With only 151 students, a few students can swing results substantially, so single-year figures should be read with caution. Its free/reduced lunch rate (34.44%) is far lower than Bosse's (66.47%) or the Academy for Innovative Studies' (74.53%), and per-student spending ($10,748) is lower than both.