Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon

Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon is an alternative public charter virtual school located in Prairie City, Oregon, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 37 students. The school is part of the Prairie City School District 4.

While Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon offers a potentially more personalized learning environment with a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces significant challenges. It has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 52.4%, compared to the district and state averages. Academically, the school also underperforms, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across various grade levels when compared to the district and state. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate is only 6.3%, compared to 27.6% for the district and 28.9% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Prairie City School, a traditional public school in the same district, generally outperforms Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon in academic metrics. However, Prairie City School also faces attendance challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3%. The significant difference in funding, with Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oregon spending only $4,133 per student compared to $19,346 per student at Prairie City School, may contribute to the disparities in academic performance and other metrics between the two schools.