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Virtual Academy of Maury County

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Virtual Academy of Maury County ranks 274 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 30% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

The Virtual Academy of Maury County is a public virtual high school serving grades 7-12 in Columbia, Tennessee. With a small student population of 60, the school is part of the Maury County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the Virtual Academy significantly underperforms compared to the Maury County district and the state of Tennessee on standardized test scores. In 2024-2025, the school had only 5% proficiency in Math and English Language Arts, far below the district averages of 35.1% and 33.2%, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.6% to 89.2%, is slightly lower than the district average, and its dropout rates, ranging from 5.4% to 8.6%, are higher. Additionally, the Virtual Academy has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.3% to 21.0%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the Virtual Academy's academic performance lags behind the nearby physical high schools, such as Mt. Pleasant High School, Spring Hill High School, and Columbia Central High School, which generally have higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. The Virtual Academy is also located in the same building as Northfield Academy, a small public high school with similar performance metrics, suggesting potential opportunities for collaboration or resource-sharing between the two schools.

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,465

Per pupil spending ?

1101 Bridge ST
Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 381-1468

District: Maury County

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

African American:

14.0%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (12% vs 7%)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg36%

Tennessee avg44%

Middle school

567^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 20% (2021) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

274^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From bottom 20% (2022) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	567 of 583	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	460 of 576	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	487 of 492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	274 of 389	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	286 of 358	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	278 of 365	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

High school

Female (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II67%+12 vs state

Biology I27%-18 vs state

Geometry17%-20 vs state

US History15%-24 vs state

Science10%-36 vs state

Mathematics5%-37 vs state

English Language Arts5%-34 vs state

Social Studies5%-44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Virtual Academy of Maury County	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 381-1468	60	5	12.4		37 (61.7%)	10 (16.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	29.7	274^th of 389 public high schools	29.6%					(n/a)			7.1	5.0			7.1	5.0											27.3		11.1	15.0			66.7		66.7		9.1		16.7			14.3	10.0			7.1	5.0	$12,465	$732	$11,733
Northfield Academy	Public	9-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-1134	106	4	27.6		59 (55.7%)	36 (34.0%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																								$11,445	$389	$11,056
Columbia Central High School	Public	9-12	921 Lion PKWY	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-2222	1,409	83	17.0		674 (47.8%)	391 (27.8%)	297 (21.1%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.0%)	18.7	331^st of 389 public high schools	14.9%		15	344^th of 392 public high schools	12.2%	13									7.8		6.8	17.6				53.2	33.3		47.7				22.6	21.4	32.3	15.4	29.5	6.7	16.4		14.5									$11,125	$524	$9,942
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	One Raider LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2207	1,243	70	17.8		853 (68.6%)	157 (12.6%)	181 (14.6%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.7%)	50.7	173^rd of 389 public high schools	55.5%		48.3	182^nd of 392 public high schools	53.6%	9									16.5		14.1	61.5	11.7		14.5	69.2		45.5	48.0				33.3	32.3	55.9		53.6		43.7		38.7									$12,415	$591	$11,326
Battle Creek High School	Public	9-12	130 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 388-8403	0																		(n/a)																																								$15,128	$502	$13,607
Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood AVE	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	390	38	10.4		271 (69.5%)	79 (20.3%)	26 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	43.9	202^nd of 389 public high schools	48.1%		33	264^th of 392 public high schools	32.7%	62									30.1		25.8		14.9		14.1			17.3	15.8				24.2	23.5	53.8		53.8		34.2		29.1									$15,409	$525	$13,998
Summit High School	Public	9-12	2830 Twin Lakes DR	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5100	1,648	90	18.2		1,308 (79.4%)	68 (4.1%)	155 (9.4%)	41 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.6%)	88.9	24^th of 389 public high schools	93.8%		86.5	24^th of 392 public high schools	93.9%										53.5	15.4	51.7		45.5		55.5	66.8	46.2		65.8		65.6	65.7	63.2	63.0	77.1		75.5		66.3		69.8									$12,335	$238	$11,656
Marshall County High School	Public	9-12	661 W Ellington PKWY	Lewisburg	37091	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(931) 359-1549	804	51	15.8		483 (60.1%)	99 (12.3%)	167 (20.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	42.3	208^th of 389 public high schools	46.5%		45.3	197^th of 392 public high schools	49.7%	11									19.6	5.0	17.7	84.0	21.4	6.7	28.9		33.9	12.5	32.0	13.8	43.7	37.3	28.2	28.1	46.9		46.7	92.6	28.6	10.0	35.5									$10,267	$327	$9,129
Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,097	118	17.7		1,641 (78.3%)	53 (2.5%)	216 (10.3%)	84 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	98 (4.7%)	93.7	7^th of 389 public high schools	98.2%		93.2	11^th of 392 public high schools	97.2%	4									54.2	15.0	52.0		61.2		73.4	79.0	46.7		77.6		71.8	71.7	65.9	65.5	80.8		80.8		62.0	26.7	66.5									$11,962	$244	$11,310
Richland School	Public	6-12	10610 Columbia HWY	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	No	(931) 527-3577	662	48	13.8		578 (87.3%)	18 (2.7%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	60.4	120^th of 389 public high schools	69.2%		61.2	113^th of 392 public high schools	71.2%	7	47.5	28.0	36.0	36.6	47.5	24.7	21.3	30.5	25.6		23.9		35.3		34.9	50.0	25.5		36.0				38.7	38.3	60.0		58.6		48.7		45.8	62.5	51.6	37.1	50.0	65.0	58.1	33.7	51.9	$11,994	$161	$11,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Academy of Maury County

Is Virtual Academy of Maury County a good school?

Virtual Academy of Maury County ranks 274^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Virtual Academy of Maury County in?

Maury County

How many students attend Virtual Academy of Maury County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 57 students attended Virtual Academy of Maury County.

What is the racial makeup of Virtual Academy of Maury County?

Students at Virtual Academy of Maury County are 58% White, 14% African American, 14% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

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2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025

2024–25 graduation ratesOct 28, 2025

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.