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Fort Wayne Virtual Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
637th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Alternative Schools
Better than 37% of Indiana alternative schools
Summary

Fort Wayne Virtual Academy is a small, alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in the Fort Wayne Community Schools district. With 202 students, the school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 267th out of 380 schools in Indiana.

Fort Wayne Virtual Academy faces several challenges, including fluctuating graduation rates ranging from 63.8% to 88.4%, significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates than the district and state averages, and lower-than-average academic performance in subjects like English Language Arts and Math. The school serves a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 39.11% to 69.62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Interestingly, the nearby Allen County Juvenile Center has similar low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, while the Smith Academy for Excellence, a public charter school, has slightly better academic performance despite serving a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

The school's relatively low spending per student, around $3,500-$3,700, raises questions about the adequacy of resources and support available to the school and its students. Addressing the challenges faced by Fort Wayne Virtual Academy, such as high chronic absenteeism and lower academic performance, and providing targeted support and resources could be crucial for improving educational outcomes for the students.

315
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$3,741
Per pupil spending ?
54.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1200 S Clinton St
       Fort Wayne, IN  46802

(260) 467-7550

District: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.0%
African American:
22.2%
Hispanic:
17.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 37th percentile in 2025 → 17th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (78% vs 90%)
!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 17% Indiana)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg28%
Indiana avg41%
Elementary school
637th of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 17 pts since 2022
From bottom 19% (2022) to bottom 37% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
330th of 480
Indiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2022
From bottom 37% (2022) to bottom 31% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
357th of 429
Indiana public high schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2022
From bottom 11% (2022) to bottom 17% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
267th of 380Fort Wayne Community Schools among Indiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202538.4637 of 100536.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.7712 of 101129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3753 of 101625.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3822 of 102019.4%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202533.5330 of 48031.3%★★☆☆☆
202416.8405 of 49117.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7401 of 48918.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.8309 of 49036.9%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202516.9357 of 42916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5327 of 43224.3%★☆☆☆☆
202312.3361 of 3989.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.7362 of 40911.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202518.3121 of 1328.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202438.864 of 13251.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
20257.9367 of 3875.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.6351 of 39210.5%★☆☆☆☆
20237.6370 of 3884.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202523.9143 of 18121.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202514.0341 of 3779.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.8285 of 37724.4%★☆☆☆☆
20237.2365 of 3793.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202527.7291 of 38624.6%★☆☆☆☆
202445.3204 of 39248.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202540.9173 of 29841.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202522.8312 of 37717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4323 of 38115.2%★☆☆☆☆
20231.4373 of 3750.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
High school
Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school
African American (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Science34%
English Language Arts34%
Evidence-based Reading and Writing30%-25 vs state
Biology28%-17 vs state
Social Studies25%-14 vs state
Math13%
Mathematics5%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Wayne Virtual Academy

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Fort Wayne Virtual Academy.

Fort Wayne Virtual Academy ranks 637th of 1005 Indiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Fort Wayne Virtual Academy are 40% White, 22% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025
2024–25 ILEARN & SAT test scoresJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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