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Virginia Connections Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades 6-11
387th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 419 Virginia Alternative Schools
Better than 8% of Virginia alternative schools
Summary

Virginia Connections Academy is an alternative public virtual school located in Gate City, Virginia, serving grades 6-11 with a total enrollment of 735 students. It is part of the Scott County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has seen fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.4% to 19.3% over the past few years, these rates are significantly higher than the state average of 10-13%. Academically, Virginia Connections Academy's proficiency rates on the SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are consistently lower than the state and district averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels. For example, in Algebra I, the school's proficiency rates for 10th and 9th graders are 12.5% and 27.74%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 70.39% and 80.65%.

Additionally, Virginia Connections Academy has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 41.5 to 43.6 over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages of around 15-20 students per teacher. The school does not provide data on the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, making it difficult to assess the socioeconomic composition of the student population and any potential challenges they may face.

728
Students ?
41.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,234
Per pupil spending ?
 340 East Jackson Street
       Gate City, VA  24251

(276) 386-6118

District: Scott County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.8%
African American:
22.1%
Hispanic:
12.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 8th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (41% vs 70% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Virginia average (0% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg65%
Virginia avg70%
387th of 419
Virginia public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2023
From bottom 3% (2023) to bottom 8% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 129Scott County Public Schools among Virginia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202513.1387 of 4197.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.6384 of 4177.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.2410 of 4222.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202514.4272 of 2978.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.7282 of 2995.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.6290 of 2982.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202425.2211 of 28124.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202510.7378 of 4036.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.8373 of 4078.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.4401 of 4112.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202538.6184 of 27934.1%★★☆☆☆
202456.1116 of 27257.4%★★★☆☆
202329.6205 of 27525.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20253.5400 of 4030.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.6376 of 4026.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202514.8370 of 4048.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.1380 of 4076.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.2396 of 4093.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202514.1226 of 2447.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.3219 of 2377.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20253.5399 of 4000.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.4393 of 3960.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.4402 of 4020.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+26 vs school
Disabled (2024)25th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2025)8th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile~ school
Female (2025)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
English Reading65%-12 vs state
Biology53%-25 vs state
World History I42%-25 vs state
Science40%-25 vs state
Civics and Economics38%-31 vs state
Earth Science24%-49 vs state
Algebra I24%-55 vs state
Mathematics22%-34 vs state
VA and US History22%-13 vs state
World History II5%-22 vs state

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2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataFeb 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2025


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

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