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Patricia Brown Virtual Academy

Q: Is Patricia Brown Virtual Academy a good school?

Patricia Brown Virtual Academy ranks 203 rd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Patricia Brown Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 48 students attended Patricia Brown Virtual Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Patricia Brown Virtual Academy?

Students at Patricia Brown Virtual Academy are 77% White, 13% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 49% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Patricia Brown Virtual Academy is a small virtual high school in Gallatin, Tennessee, serving just 48 students in grades 9–12 as part of Sumner County Schools. The school recently improved its statewide ranking from 278th to 203rd out of 400 Tennessee high schools, moving from the 29th to the 49th percentile. Still, it remains far behind the large traditional high schools within 13 miles—White House High School, Hendersonville High School, Beech Senior High School, Station Camp High School, Liberty Creek High School, and Gallatin Senior High School—all of which rank in the top 10 percent of the state.

Where the academy truly shines is in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.8 percent is well below the district average of 12.2 percent and far below Gallatin Senior High School's 25.3 percent. The graduation rate of 96.4 percent beats the district (93.4 percent) and state (90.5 percent) averages, and even outpaces Hendersonville High School (93.5 percent) and Beech Senior High School (92.6 percent). Academically, English is the strongest subject, with 68.4 percent proficient on English II—slightly above the district and well above the state—likely reflecting the reading- and writing-heavy nature of online learning.

The challenges are equally clear. Math proficiency is a significant concern: Algebra I proficiency sits at just 14.3 percent and Geometry at 31.8 percent, compared to district rates of 42.3 percent and 52.8 percent. US History proficiency (23.3 percent) is about half the district average. Per-student spending of $3,362 is dramatically lower than the $11,592 to $12,905 spent at nearby traditional schools, raising questions about available resources. With only 48 students, test results can swing widely from year to year, so rankings should be viewed with caution. Still, for self-motivated students who want flexibility, Patricia Brown Virtual Academy offers a high likelihood of graduating—especially for those with strong reading and writing skills.

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,362

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

695 E Main Street
Gallatin, TN 37066

(615) 451-5417

District: Sumner County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

African American:

12.5%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Algebra II scores 25 pts below the Tennessee average

!Near the bottom of Sumner County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg53%

Tennessee avg43%

203^rd of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10High Schools in the Sumner County Schools

33^rd of 141Sumner County Schools 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	203 of 400	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	278 of 389	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	276 of 392	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	226 of 384	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	206 of 358	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	204 of 342	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	118 of 341	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	6.4	270 of 273	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	244 of 351	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.8	283 of 300	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	274 of 296	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	44.3	187 of 366	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	219 of 350	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	224 of 337	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	143 of 349	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	203 of 330	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	258 of 323	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	184 of 312	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	273 of 301	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	149 of 307	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2022)59th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2023)49th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II68%+10 vs state

Biology I48%~ state avg

English I46%+8 vs state

Geometry32%-11 vs state

US History23%-19 vs state

Algebra I14%-18 vs state

Algebra II12%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)		TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	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 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Patricia Brown Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	695 E Main Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 451-5417	85	6	14.9		63 (74.1%)	9 (10.6%)	9 (10.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	47	203^rd of 400 public high schools	49.3%		29.1	278^th of 389 public high schools	28.5%	75	9.1				14.3			< 5%		12.5		50.0			47.6						25.9		23.3					45.5		66.7			68.4		37.5			31.8	$3,362	$241	$3,096
Gallatin Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Dan P. Herron Drive	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-2621	1,677	110	15.1	51.3%	805 (48.0%)	398 (23.7%)	386 (23.0%)	20 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.7%)	54.3	164^th of 400 public high schools	59.0%		54.6	152^nd of 389 public high schools	60.9%	12	21.7	6.3			20.9		≥ 95%	34.4	< 5%	37.0		47.2	20.0		45.6						43.3		42.9	34.9	< 5%			33.6		57.8	9.4		53.5		36.9	10.5	< 5%	34.3	$11,981	$414	$10,977
Sumner County Middle College High School	Public	11-12	1480 Nashville PIKE	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 230-3470	57	2	28.5		43 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	7 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)								(n/a)																																							$6,014	$241	$5,748
Station Camp High School	Public	9-12	1040 Bison Trail	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 451-6551	1,114	79	14.0	11.3%	835 (75.0%)	115 (10.3%)	85 (7.6%)	40 (3.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.1%)	93.2	10^th of 400 public high schools	97.5%		87.2	30^th of 389 public high schools	92.3%	20	56.3				54.2		82.5	49.5		53.8		73.8			73.3						63.3		63.3	63.6				63.1		77.1			76.0	≥ 95%	63.6		< 5%	63.5	$12,546	$403	$11,785
Liberty Creek High School	Public	9-12	100 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3335	818	56	14.6		659 (80.6%)	66 (8.1%)	41 (5.0%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.1%)	91.8	14^th of 400 public high schools	96.5%		92.5	11^th of 389 public high schools	97.2%	3	57.1	< 5%			54.8		≥ 95%	45.0		52.0	≥ 95%	67.8			72.0						60.2		60.5	62.9				63.0		79.3			79.3	≥ 95%	62.5	9.1		61.7	$12,086	$244	$11,440
Beech Senior High School	Public	9-12	3126 Long Hollow Pike	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-6200	1,464	90	16.1	21.5%	1,011 (69.1%)	188 (12.8%)	176 (12.0%)	33 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.4%)	85.7	30^th of 400 public high schools	92.5%		87.9	26^th of 389 public high schools	93.3%	4	48.8	9.1			46.3		93.5	47.9	18.5	51.5	91.5	48.5			54.4						62.0		61.4	54.8	16.7			53.2		75.9			74.5	≥ 95%	55.0	21.4	< 5%	54.2	$11,592	$328	$10,797
Hendersonville High School	Public	9-12	123 Cherokee Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 824-6162	1,447	95	15.2	18.3%	1,035 (71.5%)	158 (10.9%)	170 (11.7%)	34 (2.3%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	83.2	36^th of 400 public high schools	91.0%		86.1	33^rd of 389 public high schools	91.5%	3	49.4	5.9			47.3	94.3	85.0	40.9		50.0	91.5	50.0	29.4		59.7						53.8	40.0	53.0	52.3	15.4			50.7		72.7	26.7		70.5		60.1	37.5	45.5	59.1	$11,806	$381	$11,130
White House High School	Public	9-12	508 Tyree Springs Road	White House	37188	Robertson County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 672-3761	804	57	14.1	30.4%	613 (76.2%)	42 (5.2%)	122 (15.2%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	85.1	32^nd of 400 public high schools	92.0%		86.4	31^st of 389 public high schools	92.0%	1	36.8				35.8		93.9	39.6		48.9			57.8		58.1						59.9		60.4	56.3				55.0		76.8			73.8		57.9		10.0	55.9	$12,905	$470	$11,967
Mt. Juliet High School	Public	9-12	1875 Golden Bear Gateway	Mount Juliet	37122	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 758-5606	1,675	90	18.6	14.2%	1,231 (73.5%)	149 (8.9%)	177 (10.6%)	65 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	43 (2.6%)	84	33^rd of 400 public high schools	91.8%		73.1	65^th of 389 public high schools	83.3%	32	47.9				46.6		80.0	40.2		50.9	92.0	51.7			77.9									59.7	15.4			58.5		72.9	14.3		71.0	92.8	45.5	20.0		53.5	$10,336	$415	$9,496
Sumner County Middle Technical College High School at Portla	Public	11-12	604 South Broadway	Portland	37148	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 745-3126	25	4	6.4		17 (68.0%)	2 (8.0%)	4 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	22.5	325^th of 400 public high schools	18.8%					(n/a)								15.4		14.3											25.0		25.0																$8,275	$241	$8,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Patricia Brown Virtual Academy

What is the racial makeup of Patricia Brown Virtual Academy?

Students at Patricia Brown Virtual Academy are 77% White, 13% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Patricia Brown Virtual Academy a good school?

Patricia Brown Virtual Academy ranks 203^rd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Patricia Brown Virtual Academy in?

Sumner County Schools

How many students attend Patricia Brown Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 48 students attended Patricia Brown Virtual Academy.

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