Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-12

Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-12 is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Pulaski, Virginia, with 483 students. The school is part of the Pulaski County Public Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has faced some challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.7% to 26.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with the exception of English Reading and Civics and Economics, where the school performs better. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics range from 39.02% to 56.94%, compared to 53.02% to 70.37% for the district and 61.99% to 72.98% for the state, while in English Reading, the school's proficiency rates range from 52.68% to 79.59%, compared to 65.51% to 73.83% for the district and 66.93% to 73.43% for the state.

In comparison, nearby virtual schools like Giles County K-12 Virtual School and Radford City Virtual have different performance indicators. Radford City Virtual, for instance, has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 92.8% and a low dropout rate of 4.5%, which are positive indicators compared to the virtual school in Pulaski County. Additionally, Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-12 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5, compared to 78.2 for Giles County K-12 Virtual School and 41 for Radford City Virtual, which could be a potential advantage in terms of personalized attention and support for students.