Summary
Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary is a large K–5 virtual school in Omak, Washington, serving 1,290 students within the Omak School District. Its enrollment is roughly three to four times that of nearby traditional elementary schools, including N Omak Elementary, E Omak Elementary, and Grainger Elementary. The school’s virtual structure is important when comparing staffing and spending: its student–teacher ratio is 27.4 to 1, compared with about 13 to 15 students per teacher at the nearby schools, and its 2023–2024 spending was $10,881 per student, well below the comparison schools.
Academically, the school performs better than the Omak School District average in all three tested subjects, but it remains below the state average and nearby peers. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 38.6% in English language arts, 23.09% in math, and 37.85% in science. English language arts was relatively competitive with E Omak Elementary, where proficiency was 39.53%, but the gaps were larger in math and science. The school trailed Grainger Elementary in all three subjects, especially math, where results were 23.09% versus 37.9%. Math is the clearest concern because proficiency stayed below 27% in each tested grade from third through fifth.
Performance has been fairly steady in English language arts, while math has remained low and science has fluctuated, declining from 42.86% proficiency in 2024–2025 to 37.85% in 2025–2026. The school ranked in the 20th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, an improvement from recent years but still a relatively low position; the Omak School District ranked around the 15th percentile. About 75.89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to rates at the nearby Omak schools. Overall, the most important questions for families are how the virtual model supports individualized attention, math intervention, science learning, and special education services, whose subgroup ranking improved but remained below the statewide midpoint.
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