Manhattan Virtual Academy

Manhattan Virtual Academy is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Manhattan, Kansas, with 174 students. It is part of the Manhattan-Ogden school district, which is ranked 77th out of 264 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a virtual school, Manhattan Virtual Academy has maintained relatively high graduation rates, ranging from 82.8% to 89.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state-wide 4-year graduation rate of 87.8%. The school has also seen low dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 3.4%, lower than the state-wide dropout rate of 3.4%. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 22.8%, significantly higher than the state-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 0.0%.

Academically, Manhattan Virtual Academy has seen mixed results. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.49%) and Mathematics (33.92%) are lower than the district and state averages, its 8th grade Mathematics proficiency rate (58.33%) is higher than the district and state. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.29% to 1.55%, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5, lower than the state-wide average.