Kent Virtual Academy

Kent Virtual Academy is a small public virtual school in Kent, Washington, serving 130 students in grades 6–12 through the Kent School District, with a flexible online format that may suit students needing different schedules or learning arrangements.

The school’s biggest strength is its recent improvement. Its 2025–26 ranking is 187th of 396 Washington high schools, placing it in the 53rd percentile with three stars—up from the 8th percentile in 2022–23. Test scores also rose, reaching 38.82% proficiency in English language arts, 20.45% in math, and 40.48% in science. These results remain below state averages, especially in math, but the school compares favorably with some nearby alternatives. For example, its science and math results were higher than those at Kent-Meridian High School, although Kentridge High School remains a much stronger local benchmark. The academy’s strongest reported grade-level results were 10th-grade ELA at 57.89% and 10th-grade math at 32.5%, while middle-grade results were generally weaker. Some 6th-, 8th-, and 8th-grade subject results were suppressed by the state, so they should be considered unknown rather than zero.

Graduation is the main concern: the 2024–25 rate was 78.0%, below the district’s 86.5% and Washington’s 82.6%, and down from 82.0% the prior year. The school’s 54.62% free- or reduced-price-lunch participation indicates a student population with substantial economic need, and its low-income subgroup ranked at the 34th percentile statewide. Because enrollment is small and the program is virtual, yearly results may shift more than at large traditional schools, and direct comparisons with schools such as Mount Rainier High School or Auburn Mountainview High School are imperfect. Overall, the academy appears to be improving, but families should watch whether its academic gains continue and lead to stronger graduation outcomes.