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Virtual Academy

Public, Virtual Grades 3-8

1415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Virtual Academy is an alternative public school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Virtual Academy has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.4% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's test scores in mathematics, reading, and science are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in 3rd grade mathematics (26.7%) and 8th grade reading (45.8%) are well below the district (61.8% and 43.7%) and state (64.1% and 54.2%) averages. Additionally, Virtual Academy has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.63% to 79% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Virtual Academy to other nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school faces unique challenges. For instance, Kingswood School, another alternative school in the same district, has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 0.5, which may contribute to its higher graduation rate. Additionally, charter schools like Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA and NC Leadership Charter Academy, which are located within a reasonable distance, consistently outperform Virtual Academy and the district in terms of test scores and graduation rates.

177

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$205,940

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 N Cherry St. Suite 250
Winston Salem, NC 27101

(336) 703-4296

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.5%

White:

25.4%

Hispanic:

19.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

1,415^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2022

From bottom 8% (2022) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

652^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2022

From bottom 13% (2022) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Middle Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1415 of 1490	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1347 of 1505	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1386 of 1502	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1392 of 1514	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	883 of 918	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	794 of 924	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	759 of 933	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	685 of 927	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	383 of 634	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1344 of 1451	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1240 of 1455	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1339 of 1459	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1329 of 1458	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	45.2	499 of 915	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	795 of 893	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1389 of 1437	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1315 of 1450	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1364 of 1437	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1273 of 1366	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1327 of 1450	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1383 of 1464	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1350 of 1461	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1366 of 1464	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	460 of 801	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	1110 of 1183	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1176 of 1194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	652 of 773	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	650 of 793	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	620 of 784	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	687 of 786	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	413 of 546	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	350 of 560	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	429 of 559	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	472 of 550	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	311 of 449	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	665 of 733	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	641 of 738	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	572 of 731	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	592 of 733	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	441 of 553	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	498 of 541	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	640 of 729	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	632 of 743	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	615 of 735	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	624 of 689	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	547 of 733	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	585 of 751	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	602 of 747	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	696 of 748	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	219 of 283	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	151 of 473	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	554 of 649	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	482 of 652	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	582 of 656	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	565 of 658	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2023)45th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2023)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-21 vs state

Reading34%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)					EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	3-8	601 N Cherry St. Suite 250	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 703-4296	177	24	7.3	77.4%	45 (25.4%)	70 (39.5%)	34 (19.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.7%)	18.3	1415^th of 1490 public middle schools	5.0%		20.8	650^th of 793 public middle schools	18.0%	765					26.7	17.6	26.7	18.4	21.3	33.3	29.4	26.5	43.3	23.1	45.8	26.5	50.0	$205,940	$65,524	$140,417
Lowrance Middle	Public	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4181	129	21	6.0	97.7%	26 (20.2%)	46 (35.7%)	48 (37.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)								(n/a)																		$29,307	$2,298	$27,009
Paisley Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4168	553	43	12.9	99.5%	57 (10.3%)	272 (49.2%)	177 (32.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)	11.1	714^th of 773 public middle schools	7.6%		17.6	682^nd of 793 public middle schools	14.0%	32	60.0	89.5	10.0	72.7			38.2	19.8	23.5				37.4	22.6	30.5		24.5	$8,958	$886	$8,072
Wiley Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1400 Northwest Boulevard	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2378	754	48	15.6	99.6%	174 (23.1%)	289 (38.3%)	222 (29.4%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	21.8	621^st of 773 public middle schools	19.7%		19.4	663^rd of 793 public middle schools	16.4%	42							40.5	37.9	21.9				44.0	40.5	32.8		42.6	$9,915	$1,494	$8,420
Konnoak Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 Haverhill Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4165	363	35	10.2	99.2%	24 (6.6%)	101 (27.8%)	226 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	4.9	750^th of 773 public middle schools	3.0%		3.2	774^th of 793 public middle schools	2.4%	24							31.0	17.3	10.1				27.1	17.5	18.5		26.9	$10,992	$1,886	$9,106
Hanes Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2355 Pleasant St	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4171	967	59	16.2	99.7%	259 (26.8%)	192 (19.9%)	413 (42.7%)	52 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	47.1	417^th of 773 public middle schools	46.1%		55	337^th of 793 public middle schools	57.5%	80							55.1	45.0	43.4				55.2	48.0	53.2		56.7	$8,434	$508	$7,926
Mineral Springs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4559 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6733	702	54	12.9	99.6%	30 (4.3%)	271 (38.6%)	361 (51.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.3%)	3.9	754^th of 773 public middle schools	2.5%		3.6	771^st of 793 public middle schools	2.8%	17							21.2	14.0	16.7				18.6	22.6	20.5		24.4	$12,230	$2,011	$10,220
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Sally Kirk Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4222	808	47	17.0	99.6%	398 (49.3%)	201 (24.9%)	117 (14.5%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	80.1	136^th of 773 public middle schools	82.4%		78.1	142^nd of 793 public middle schools	82.1%	6							75.0	72.8	64.2				68.4	69.6	62.7		68.2	$8,047	$507	$7,540
Meadowlark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4228	857	50	17.0	99.5%	486 (56.7%)	128 (14.9%)	122 (14.2%)	75 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	78.7	144^th of 773 public middle schools	81.4%		84.8	99^th of 793 public middle schools	87.5%	45							67.8	68.8	61.7				64.7	67.0	64.4		77.2	$8,035	$504	$7,532
East Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Bagley Drive	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6765	772	49	15.8	99.6%	147 (19.0%)	298 (38.6%)	285 (36.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	9.2	724^th of 773 public middle schools	6.3%		10.5	731^st of 793 public middle schools	7.8%	7							28.1	24.4	19.7				28.7	25.6	27.4		41.3	$9,957	$1,378	$8,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Academy

How many students attend Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Virtual Academy.

What district is Virtual Academy in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Virtual Academy?

Students at Virtual Academy are 40% African American, 25% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Virtual Academy a good school?

Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 5.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

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