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Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades PK, KG-8
929th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) is a public charter virtual elementary school located in McFarland, Wisconsin, serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of 1,336 students. Despite being part of the McFarland School District, which is ranked 309 out of 426 districts in the state, WIVA has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

WIVA's struggles are evident across various metrics. The school has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 7.6% over the past few years, and has struggled with chronic absenteeism, reaching as high as 19.5% in 2022-2023. Academically, WIVA's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly lower than the McFarland School District and the state of Wisconsin across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of WIVA students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 15.09% (3rd grade) to 38.46% (8th grade), compared to the McFarland School District's range of 47.66% to 57.14% and the state's range of 51.26% to 53.97%.

When comparing WIVA to nearby schools within the McFarland School District, such as Conrad Elvehjem Primary School and Waubesa Intermediate, the performance gap is significant, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming WIVA across academic measures. The comparison to schools in the neighboring Oregon School District and Monona Grove School District is even more pronounced, with these districts having higher-performing schools and significantly better academic outcomes.

1,393
Students ?
22.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,030
Per pupil spending ?
68.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4721 Dale-Curtin Dr
       Mc Farland, WI  53558

(608) 838-9482

District: McFarland School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
Hispanic:
20.1%
African American:
19.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (26% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg52%
Wisconsin avg54%
Elementary school
929th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
554th of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the McFarland School District
309th of 426McFarland School District among Wisconsin districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.0929 of 104411.0%★☆☆☆☆
202410.8944 of 106111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1937 of 106712.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8941 of 106711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3806 of 105023.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5903 of 103712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.9850 of 102517.1%★☆☆☆☆
201727.2855 of 107120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201626.4859 of 107520.1%★☆☆☆☆
201532.0843 of 107621.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202524.9119 of 14417.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.093 of 13732.1%★★☆☆☆
202326.4110 of 13820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202254.440 of 13369.9%★★★★☆
202153.243 of 14169.5%★★★★☆
201943.374 of 16154.0%★★★☆☆
201850.459 of 16564.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20259.3255 of 2550.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.2225 of 26916.4%★☆☆☆☆
202333.8173 of 24930.5%★★☆☆☆
202190.55 of 22297.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202510.1903 of 10019.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.2894 of 101111.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.1888 of 101012.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9877 of 101713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1802 of 100420.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.5835 of 100216.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.6788 of 99721.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202532.4225 of 32230.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.4263 of 33120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.9250 of 29013.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0244 of 29617.6%★☆☆☆☆
202144.2139 of 27449.3%★★★☆☆
201933.2181 of 26632.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20259.4834 of 8704.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.0840 of 8663.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.1815 of 8716.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.0809 of 8595.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.3647 of 84723.6%★☆☆☆☆
201914.5823 of 8745.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.0768 of 85410.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202516.8860 of 100014.0%★☆☆☆☆
202412.0903 of 101210.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.4886 of 101112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.8909 of 101710.6%★☆☆☆☆
202133.9729 of 100327.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.8878 of 100212.4%★☆☆☆☆
201821.8847 of 99715.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202419.6102 of 11914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.686 of 9610.4%★☆☆☆☆
202152.837 of 8556.5%★★★☆☆
201927.258 of 7623.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.9679 of 80215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5719 of 7909.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.2637 of 77017.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.6571 of 74823.7%★☆☆☆☆
202142.8414 of 74644.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.3330 of 74255.5%★★★☆☆
201851.4326 of 72154.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20253.2706 of 7181.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.4721 of 7270.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7694 of 7152.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.9690 of 7042.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.6609 of 69912.9%★☆☆☆☆
20197.8692 of 7183.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.9642 of 6866.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.8554 of 62811.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3550 of 64114.2%★☆☆☆☆
202315.0566 of 64011.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.8543 of 61712.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.2443 of 61327.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.3476 of 59419.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5449 of 57922.5%★☆☆☆☆
201734.9431 of 61229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201636.6429 of 60929.6%★☆☆☆☆
201541.2431 of 61229.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202536.172 of 11738.5%★★☆☆☆
202434.076 of 11835.6%★★☆☆☆
202328.2105 of 13019.2%★☆☆☆☆
202236.078 of 12537.6%★★☆☆☆
202144.066 of 13450.7%★★★☆☆
201957.142 of 12766.9%★★★☆☆
201852.147 of 12361.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202465.237 of 17378.6%★★★★☆
202362.725 of 17085.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202511.9509 of 57311.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9490 of 58015.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0519 of 57910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.2495 of 57614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202133.3437 of 57423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4452 of 55718.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.8427 of 55122.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202517.9215 of 2379.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.1210 of 23912.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6188 of 22917.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.7203 of 2218.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202141.7131 of 22541.8%★★☆☆☆
201948.6105 of 20949.8%★★★☆☆
201853.185 of 20458.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202513.1471 of 5097.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.6475 of 5208.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.2458 of 52512.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8453 of 52213.2%★☆☆☆☆
202139.9315 of 49936.9%★★☆☆☆
201920.9430 of 48711.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0346 of 48929.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202515.2500 of 57713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.2508 of 58513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.7499 of 59115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.4514 of 57710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202137.6392 of 57231.5%★★☆☆☆
201930.3432 of 55722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201832.6415 of 55124.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.7120 of 1264.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.691 of 13130.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.6104 of 13221.2%★☆☆☆☆
202160.838 of 12970.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202530.0306 of 41426.1%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9334 of 42521.4%★☆☆☆☆
202342.0244 of 43944.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.8341 of 42119.0%★☆☆☆☆
202149.5192 of 43756.1%★★★☆☆
201952.9160 of 41461.4%★★★☆☆
201856.4134 of 41767.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20255.2384 of 3993.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.8402 of 4071.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.1400 of 4122.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.0376 of 3975.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.7316 of 39319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201914.4357 of 3826.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.7322 of 37514.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)14th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+64 vs school
African American (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies34%-29 vs state
English Language Arts33%-20 vs state
Science22%-28 vs state
Mathematics16%-38 vs state

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Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) are 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,393 students attended Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA).


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