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Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 23% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy is a public virtual high school in Garden City, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with an enrollment of 87 students. The school is part of the Garden City school district, which is ranked 223 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to the state and the nearby Garden City High School, the virtual academy has lower academic performance. In 2024-2025, only 33.33% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.93% statewide and 21.62% at Garden City High School. Similarly, only 14.28% of all students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 38.73% statewide and 23.48% at Garden City High School. The school's performance is also lower for specific student subgroups, with Hispanic students ranking 83 out of 106 Kansas high schools and low socioeconomic status students ranking 157 out of 246 Kansas high schools.

While the virtual academy's four-year graduation rate of 89.5% is comparable to Garden City High School, it has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 1.3% to 12.6% in recent years, compared to 1.3% at Garden City High School. Additionally, the virtual academy has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.2% to 19.7% in recent years, compared to 19.5% at Garden City High School. Interestingly, the virtual academy has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 2.59% to 3.45%, compared to 67.76% at Garden City High School.

Students ?

96.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,655

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1312 N. 7th Street
Garden City, KS 67846

(620) 805-8615

District: Garden City

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

White:

13.2%

African American:

6.6%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (83% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

Kansas avg42%

256^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 23%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Garden City

223^rd of 264Garden City among Kansas districts

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1312 N. 7th Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 805-8615	76				10 (13.2%)	5 (6.6%)	57 (75.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	26.2	256^th of 332 public high schools	22.9%					(n/a)	33.3	33.3	16.7	14.3	$2,655	$00	$2,655
Garden City High School	Public	9-12	2720 Buffalo Way BLVD	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-5400	1,946	129	15.1	69.9%	366 (18.8%)	73 (3.8%)	1,385 (71.2%)	84 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.7%)	15.2	291^st of 332 public high schools	12.3%		11.5	296^th of 318 public high schools	6.9%	5	21.8	21.8	18.9	18.9	$13,190	$1,736	$11,454
Holcomb High	Public	9-12	600 N Jones	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	No	(620) 277-2063	265	26	10.0	53.6%	247 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	29.4	246^th of 332 public high schools	25.9%		29.7	244^th of 318 public high schools	23.3%	2	32.7	32.7	21.8	21.8	$13,964	$1,282	$12,682
Unified School District 363 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	600 N. Jones Ave.	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(620) 277-2629	10	0	50.0		8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)					$21,216	$1,030	$20,186
Deerfield High	Public	9-12	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	72	9	7.8	68.1%	24 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (65.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	290^th of 332 public high schools	12.7%		9.7	301^st of 318 public high schools	5.3%	11	28.6	28.6	6.3	6.3	$16,580	$2,072	$14,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy

What is the racial makeup of Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy?

Students at Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy are 75% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy a good school?

Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Kansas high schools.

How many students attend Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy.

What district is Unified School District 457 Virtual Academy in?

Garden City

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