Summary:
The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School district has one high school, Virtual Learning Academy (H), serving grades 9–12 in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is a virtual charter school with 386 students, a reported student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1, and 11.92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Because it is the district’s only high school, there are no nearby schools within the district for direct comparison.
Virtual Learning Academy (H) performs especially well in reading and science. In 2025–2026, 80% of students were proficient in reading and 70% in science, compared with 55% and 38% statewide. The school also matched or exceeded district results in these subjects, including an 80% reading rate and 70% science rate for 11th graders. However, mathematics is a significant concern: only 27% of students were proficient, compared with 44% statewide, and the school’s all-grades math result fell from 38% the previous year. For families considering the school, the strong reading and science results should be weighed against the need for stronger math support.
The school ranked 17th out of 89 New Hampshire high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 81st percentile with a four-star rating. Its ranking has declined from 6th three years earlier, largely alongside weaker mathematics results, but it remains a strong statewide performer overall. The biggest concern is graduation: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 65.2%, well below New Hampshire’s 87.0% rate. At the same time, the dropout rate was relatively low at 1.8%, below the state’s 2.3%. This combination suggests that families should ask about credit accumulation, transfer patterns, delayed graduation, academic advising, and student engagement in the virtual setting.
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