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Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
634th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Alternative Schools
Better than 9% of Louisiana alternative schools
Summary

Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy in Baton Rouge, LA, is a large statewide online public charter school serving 2,239 students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, operating as its own district and serving a predominantly low-income population with 91.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking feature of this virtual school is its near elimination of chronic absenteeism, reporting a rate of just 0.2% for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 22.5% and nearby alternative schools like Northdale Superintendent's Academy (70.9%) and IDEA Bridge (51.4%). However, this success in attendance does not fully translate to academic proficiency, particularly in math, where only 33% of students were proficient (vs. 62% statewide). In English Language Arts, the school performs better among alternative schools, with 57% proficiency, beating Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge (41%) and IDEA Bridge (38%). Notably, the school's English II end-of-course exam proficiency (68%) actually exceeded the state average (66%), suggesting a particular strength in high school ELA curriculum.

Compared to its virtual peer University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections), which serves a more affluent population (60.64% free/reduced lunch), LVCA achieves remarkably similar academic outcomes—math proficiency 33% vs. 38%, ELA proficiency 57% vs. 62%, and graduation rate 74.2% vs. 81.7%—indicating the school may be effectively closing the opportunity gap for its high-poverty student body. However, the dropout rate has more than tripled from 1.6% in 2020-2021 to 6.0% in 2023-2024, now nearly double the state average (3.1%) and significantly higher than University View Academy (2.7%), signaling a growing concern about student disengagement before graduation.

2,239
Students ?
21.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,051
Per pupil spending ?
91.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 4962 Florida Blvd
       Baton Rouge, LA  70806

(504) 322-7543

District: Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.0%
African American:
38.8%
Two or more races:
5.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (74% vs 85%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
634th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2018
From bottom 15% (2018) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
366th of 464
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2018
From bottom 24% (2018) to bottom 21% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
205th of 329
Louisiana public high schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 18 pts since 2018
From bottom 19% (2018) to bottom 38% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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 rankLouisiana percentileRating
202614.6634 of 6999.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.5546 of 66618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.9553 of 67518.1%★☆☆☆☆
202331.7519 of 73028.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7535 of 72726.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4502 of 72931.1%★★☆☆☆
201921.6612 of 73116.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.5616 of 72815.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.4476 of 55614.4%★☆☆☆☆
202522.6426 of 50115.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.9438 of 50913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.8404 of 57029.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7429 of 56223.7%★☆☆☆☆
202142.9307 of 56445.6%★★☆☆☆
201920.3498 of 55910.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.6488 of 54710.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201823.6240 of 28114.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202615.5621 of 6889.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202525.9513 of 63319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1491 of 63522.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.5496 of 70529.6%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7510 of 70127.2%★☆☆☆☆
202131.0502 of 70528.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1553 of 68419.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202650.2142 of 27348.0%★★☆☆☆
202548.8103 of 20750.2%★★★☆☆
202365.677 of 23367.0%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202143.38 of 1957.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202615.8631 of 6938.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202524.9538 of 66118.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.4558 of 67417.2%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7534 of 72326.1%★☆☆☆☆
202231.4525 of 72427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7480 of 71933.2%★★☆☆☆
201923.5594 of 69714.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.6604 of 68211.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202616.3622 of 6909.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.6558 of 64112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.6557 of 65114.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.9497 of 71330.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.4540 of 71224.2%★☆☆☆☆
202138.2442 of 70437.2%★★☆☆☆
201917.2612 of 69612.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202322.839 of 4615.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202640.7237 of 40741.8%★★☆☆☆
202522.5202 of 24116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202411.8199 of 2084.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202341.9173 of 29641.6%★★☆☆☆
202233.9209 of 30731.9%★★☆☆☆
202140.0186 of 30639.2%★★☆☆☆
201917.8292 of 33312.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20264.7498 of 5020.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.9421 of 4312.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.4414 of 4344.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.4452 of 51812.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9449 of 51713.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.5452 of 52213.4%★☆☆☆☆
20198.4502 of 5172.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.5501 of 5162.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.3366 of 46421.1%★☆☆☆☆
202527.9338 of 44724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202444.9258 of 44942.5%★★☆☆☆
202340.0284 of 46538.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.5269 of 46041.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.7256 of 45944.2%★★☆☆☆
201933.6315 of 44929.8%★★☆☆☆
201827.1311 of 41124.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202623.5292 of 36219.3%★☆☆☆☆
202526.9274 of 34420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202450.6161 of 33351.7%★★★☆☆
202339.9208 of 36042.2%★★☆☆☆
202251.6158 of 36056.1%★★★☆☆
202156.3132 of 35262.5%★★★☆☆
201929.5246 of 33827.2%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7252 of 31319.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201862.839 of 17077.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202619.3371 of 45017.6%★☆☆☆☆
202527.8316 of 41523.9%★☆☆☆☆
202448.7232 of 41544.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.7292 of 44434.2%★★☆☆☆
202244.4259 of 44141.3%★★☆☆☆
202144.6262 of 44140.6%★★☆☆☆
201936.3295 of 41829.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202631.0139 of 18625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202552.867 of 15556.8%★★★☆☆
202373.233 of 16379.8%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202165.74 of 2181.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202626.5353 of 45822.9%★☆☆☆☆
202529.4324 of 43725.9%★☆☆☆☆
202446.6239 of 44446.2%★★☆☆☆
202339.3283 of 45938.3%★★☆☆☆
202250.0227 of 45850.4%★★★☆☆
202148.8228 of 45549.9%★★★☆☆
201938.2291 of 43032.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.7284 of 40329.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202627.8330 of 44626.0%★☆☆☆☆
202530.4296 of 41428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202441.7256 of 42639.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.3251 of 44343.3%★★☆☆☆
202243.9245 of 44244.6%★★☆☆☆
202144.2237 of 44246.4%★★☆☆☆
201928.0319 of 41823.7%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202141.818 of 2528.0%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202640.850 of 8138.3%★★☆☆☆
202534.833 of 4119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202444.725 of 3935.9%★★☆☆☆
202322.856 of 6311.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202654.7103 of 25659.8%★★★☆☆
202530.8120 of 16828.6%★☆☆☆☆
202445.886 of 17550.9%★★★☆☆
202346.0102 of 20650.5%★★★☆☆
202251.983 of 20659.7%★★★☆☆
202152.486 of 21059.0%★★★☆☆
201927.8151 of 20225.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202611.4319 of 3457.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.9299 of 3165.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.3252 of 32021.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.4304 of 35213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202231.6276 of 36223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5284 of 35820.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3309 of 35011.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5289 of 33814.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202637.1205 of 32937.7%★★☆☆☆
202534.0220 of 32933.1%★★☆☆☆
202445.0190 of 33342.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.8194 of 32139.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.5206 of 32636.8%★★☆☆☆
202145.1177 of 32245.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.2160 of 31348.9%★★☆☆☆
201821.1244 of 30219.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202643.5140 of 26146.4%★★☆☆☆
202544.1136 of 25646.9%★★☆☆☆
202454.3103 of 26060.4%★★★☆☆
202348.6122 of 25251.6%★★★☆☆
202243.7140 of 25645.3%★★☆☆☆
202153.197 of 24360.1%★★★☆☆
201950.6100 of 23357.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202635.8208 of 31233.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.9204 of 30833.8%★★☆☆☆
202447.1173 of 30843.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.9200 of 30835.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.0214 of 31131.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.8163 of 28843.4%★★☆☆☆
201957.3135 of 29253.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.899 of 12822.7%★☆☆☆☆
20259.4112 of 1206.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202160.32 of 771.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202644.4172 of 32446.9%★★☆☆☆
202539.9202 of 32337.5%★★☆☆☆
202447.2181 of 32844.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.5187 of 32141.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.7179 of 32244.4%★★☆☆☆
202149.1144 of 28549.5%★★★☆☆
201956.7121 of 30159.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202637.8191 of 31539.4%★★☆☆☆
202533.3206 of 31334.2%★★☆☆☆
202441.1190 of 31539.7%★★☆☆☆
202342.8181 of 30640.8%★★☆☆☆
202237.4185 of 30138.5%★★☆☆☆
202139.5181 of 29238.0%★★☆☆☆
201940.2185 of 29136.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.951 of 7027.1%★☆☆☆☆
202560.421 of 6668.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202642.195 of 18247.8%★★☆☆☆
202542.593 of 17045.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.668 of 16558.8%★★★☆☆
202329.899 of 13828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202242.073 of 13947.5%★★☆☆☆
202157.944 of 13567.4%★★★☆☆
201945.655 of 12254.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.5210 of 24815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202518.7220 of 24510.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.7213 of 24814.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4219 of 24912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.7229 of 2508.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.6200 of 24518.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.0194 of 24922.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Homeless (2021)58th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+39 vs school
Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+32 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)15th percentile-14 vs school
Disabled (2018)15th percentile~ school
African American (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)10th percentile~ school
Female (2026)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school
White (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2021)81st percentile+37 vs school
Disabled (2018)77th percentile+53 vs school
Special Education (2026)60th percentile+39 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile+17 vs school
Military Connected (2021)28th percentile-16 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school
African American (2026)19th percentile~ school
Female (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)8th percentile-14 vs school
High school
Homeless (2021)71st percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2026)48th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)39th percentile~ school
Female (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-15 vs school
White (2026)15th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English II65%~ state avg
English I64%~ state avg
English Language Arts57%-13 vs state
Civics54%-8 vs state
Algebra I50%-15 vs state
Biology50%-10 vs state
Geometry48%-9 vs state
Science43%-16 vs state
U.S. History40%-15 vs state
Social Studies39%-16 vs state
Mathematics33%-29 vs state

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Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Louisiana alternative schools.

Students at Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy are 49% White, 39% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,239 students attended Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy.

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Latest Louisiana data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 13, 2026
2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025


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

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