Summary
Kokomo Virtual Academy is a grades 9–12 public high school in Kokomo, Indiana, serving 199 students as a small virtual/online option within Kokomo School Corporation. It sits at the same address as Kokomo High School, only 0.06 miles away, but runs as a separate school with a very different profile. Recent state rankings show a rebound: 270th of 415 high schools (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, up from 381st of 429 (11th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025.
Outcomes are mixed, and some are unusual. The graduation rate rose from 34.1% in 2023–2024 to 50.0% in 2024–2025 — a 15.9-point gain — but still trails the district's 86.2% and the state's 89.7%, and is far below nearby traditional high schools (84.8%–100.0%); only Excel Center - Kokomo was lower at 20.5%. Meanwhile, reported chronic absenteeism was just 0.3% in 2024–2025, versus 42.8% at Kokomo High, the district's 29.1%, and the state's 16.7%. That gap between near-zero absenteeism and a 50% graduation rate is a striking anomaly. SAT Math is the clearest weakness: 8% proficient in 2025–2026, below the district's 15.71% and the state's 25.6%, after 3.85% and 0% the prior two years. SAT reading/writing was stronger at 48%, above the district (39.43%) and Kokomo High (38.77%), but it swung to 23.08% the year before.
Resources look very different from nearby schools. Spending was $4,639 per student in 2023–2024, versus $14,322 at Kokomo High and $9,932–$14,322 at nearby traditional high schools. The reported student-teacher ratio is 56.8, far above Kokomo High's 13.0 and the 12.4–17.5 range nearby. About 49.75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, similar to Kokomo High (52.05%) and Taylor High School (50.15%). Subgroup effectiveness improved markedly for male students (43rd percentile), female students (31st), and low-income students (31st). Higher-performing neighbors such as Western High School and Northwestern Senior High School remain 4–5 star schools with graduation rates near 98%–100%.
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