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Summit Virtual Academy

Q: Is Summit Virtual Academy a good school?

Summit Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of North Carolina alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Summit Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Summit Virtual Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Summit Virtual Academy?

Students at Summit Virtual Academy are 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Summit Virtual Academy is an elementary school located in Salisbury, North Carolina, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 171 students. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 207 out of 242 districts in the state.

Summit Virtual Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 1190 out of 1489 schools in 2020-2021 to 1366 out of 1490 schools in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading range from 20% to 40%, compared to the district's 33.9% to 44% and the state's 46.7% to 64.1%. When compared to nearby schools in the Rowan-Salisbury district, such as Rockwell Elementary, Knollwood Elementary, and Isenberg Elementary, Summit Virtual Academy consistently underperforms.

Summit Virtual Academy's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 82.6% to 88.2% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.08% to 78.95% over the past few years. As a virtual school, Summit Virtual Academy may face unique challenges in delivering effective instruction and supporting student engagement, which could contribute to its poor academic performance compared to traditional brick-and-mortar schools in the area.

241

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1636 Parkview Circle
Salisbury, NC 28144

(704) 630-7274

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Hispanic:

21.2%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (83% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg37%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

1,366^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 20% (2021) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

600^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 19% (2021) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

207^th of 242Rowan-Salisbury 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	13.9	1366 of 1490	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1362 of 1505	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1284 of 1502	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1420 of 1514	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1190 of 1489	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.0	924 of 927	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	873 of 896	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	29.7	489 of 646	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	34.0	253 of 385	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1257 of 1451	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1251 of 1455	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1258 of 1459	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1361 of 1458	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1197 of 1440	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	6.9	480 of 494	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	794 of 893	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	542 of 843	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1282 of 1437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1301 of 1450	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1180 of 1437	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1298 of 1366	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1130 of 1329	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1411 of 1450	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1311 of 1464	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1242 of 1461	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1351 of 1464	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1124 of 1444	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	1169 of 1172	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1159 of 1166	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1154 of 1183	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1115 of 1194	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1099 of 1172	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	600 of 773	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	666 of 793	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	495 of 784	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	648 of 786	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	600 of 741	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	11.9	529 of 550	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	451 of 533	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	18.6	459 of 478	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	549 of 733	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	632 of 738	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	551 of 731	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	639 of 733	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	608 of 706	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	10.5	439 of 448	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	389 of 541	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	371 of 522	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	445 of 729	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	637 of 743	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	419 of 735	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	576 of 689	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	439 of 633	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	621 of 733	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	611 of 751	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	409 of 747	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	597 of 748	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	542 of 711	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	627 of 649	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	637 of 652	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	593 of 658	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	584 of 632	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2021)47th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)34th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2021)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2022)<1st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2022)28th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2022)4th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)2nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-10 vs state

Science42%-19 vs state

English II36%-23 vs state

Mathematics28%-29 vs state

Biology10%-38 vs state

Math I8%-26 vs state

Math III8%-59 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 5th 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
Summit Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1636 Parkview Circle	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 630-7274	241	13	18.2	80.5%	125 (51.9%)	44 (18.3%)	51 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)								(n/a)	10.3	36.4	8.1	7.8	30.0	22.2	37.9	25.0	36.8	20.0	40.0	44.4	37.9	32.1	36.8	57.1	34.5	48.6
Faith Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	420 North Main Street	Faith	28041	Rowan County	Faith Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 603-8437	938	65	14.4		820 (87.4%)	19 (2.0%)	45 (4.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)								(n/a)	66.7	61.2	33.3	63.6	70.8	65.9	67.1	47.6	43.0	63.3	41.6	70.6	59.8	52.4	44.3	70.9	50.0	74.7
South Lexington Developmental Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1000 Cotton Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-1544	26	3	8.3	88.5%	16 (61.5%)	4 (15.4%)	5 (19.2%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$30,321	$1,905	$28,416
Central Davie Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	160 Martin Luther King Jr. Roa	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-5712	19	1	30.1	78.9%	12 (63.2%)	2 (10.5%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)																			$49,379	$4,033	$45,346
Stoner-Thomas School	Public, Alternative	K-12	215 County School Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 248-5421	91	12	7.4	96.7%	63 (69.2%)	6 (6.6%)	16 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)								(n/a)																			$25,774	$2,896	$22,879
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Public, Alternative	9-11	421 Medical Park Dr NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6860	159	6	25.1	30.2%	47 (29.6%)	28 (17.6%)	31 (19.5%)	38 (23.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)								(n/a)	69.4	94.6	58.6	98.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Virtual Academy

How many students attend Summit Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Summit Virtual Academy.

Is Summit Virtual Academy a good school?

Summit Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of North Carolina alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Summit Virtual Academy?

Students at Summit Virtual Academy are 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Summit Virtual Academy in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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