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Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) is a public virtual high school serving grades 9–12 in McFarland, Wisconsin, a village just south of Madison, and enrolls 1,566 students, making it the largest school in its immediate comparison group. It is part of the McFarland School District.

WIVA ranks 482 of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 10th percentile with 0 stars — the bottom decile. Its test proficiency is low in every subject: 7.69% in math, 18.18% in English language arts, 15.44% in science, and 25.56% in social studies, well below both district and state averages. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 73.8%, compared with 92.0% statewide, and its dropout rate was 7.8%, roughly seven times the state rate. Nearby, McFarland High — in the same district — ranks at the 91st percentile with 5 stars, a 96.6% graduation rate, and 0.1% dropout; Monona Grove High sits at the 83rd percentile. Even LaFollette High, a larger comprehensive school in the Madison Metropolitan School District, outperforms WIVA in every subject and graduates 86.2% of students. WIVA does outperform two other virtual schools at the same McFarland address: Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High and Insight School of Wisconsin High, both in the bottom 11% of state high schools.

One striking number: WIVA reports 0.0% chronic absenteeism every year since 2020–2021, far below the state's 17.3%. But the same figure appears at other virtual schools, so it likely reflects different attendance reporting rather than traditional engagement — especially given the low graduation and high dropout rates. WIVA serves a high-poverty population (60.54% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), yet spends $8,733 per student, far less than McFarland High ($18,985) or LaFollette High ($19,615), with a higher student-teacher ratio of 22.4. Subgroup results vary: English language learner students rank at the 51st percentile, African American students at the 37th, and special education students at the 32nd — above the school's overall 10th percentile.

1,566

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,733

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4721 Dale-Curtin Dr
Mc Farland, WI 53558

(608) 838-9482

District: McFarland School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

17.4%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (74% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg31%

Wisconsin avg46%

482^nd of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the McFarland School District

329^th of 432McFarland 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	482 of 533	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	410 of 431	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	420 of 431	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	400 of 415	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	385 of 391	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	380 of 390	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	362 of 400	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	396 of 410	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	400 of 410	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	396 of 408	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	21.7	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	56 of 115	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	427 of 461	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	348 of 353	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	319 of 329	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	338 of 343	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	328 of 332	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	316 of 343	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	345 of 355	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	49 of 86	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	419 of 446	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	312 of 335	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	321 of 326	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	206 of 226	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	206 of 251	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	222 of 255	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	413 of 462	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	343 of 380	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	354 of 365	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	346 of 359	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	339 of 347	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	318 of 334	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	306 of 354	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	339 of 373	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	95 of 102	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	70 of 71	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	227 of 333	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	44 of 55	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	338 of 344	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	280 of 285	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	298 of 300	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	269 of 271	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	269 of 269	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	261 of 266	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	248 of 266	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	253 of 261	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)56th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+42 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2021)13th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies26%-23 vs state

English Language Arts18%-30 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	1,566	70	22.4	60.5%	920 (58.7%)	221 (14.1%)	272 (17.4%)	18 (1.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (7.6%)	8.7	482^nd of 533 public high schools	9.6%		6.9	410^th of 431 public high schools	4.9%	72	18.2	7.7	15.4								25.6		$8,733	$44	$8,689
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	423	5	80.5	50.4%	260 (61.5%)	50 (11.8%)	64 (15.1%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	9.8	476^th of 533 public high schools	10.7%		8.2	406^th of 431 public high schools	5.8%	70	25.2	7.1	15.9								21.5		$3,671	$18	$3,653
Insight School of Wisconsin High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	202	25	8.0	61.4%	105 (52.0%)	31 (15.3%)	32 (15.8%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.4%)	6.5	492^nd of 533 public high schools	7.7%					(n/a)	0.0	20.0	0.0										$7,541	$38	$7,503
McFarland High	Public	9-12	5103 Farwell St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-3166	727	53	13.8	15.5%	587 (80.7%)	14 (1.9%)	39 (5.4%)	32 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.3%)	85.6	48^th of 533 public high schools	91.0%		77.3	71^st of 431 public high schools	83.5%	23	55.0	63.7	63.7								72.8		$18,985	$309	$18,676
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	5301 Monona Dr	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 316-1924	93	9	10.6	26.9%	79 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	75.7	101^st of 533 public high schools	81.1%					(n/a)	50.0	50.0	80.0	85.7	78.6	45.5	71.4	53.9	18.2	45.5	58.3	45.5	$19,313	$315	$18,999
LaFollette High	Public	9-12	702 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3600	1,541	104	14.7	58.3%	423 (27.4%)	344 (22.3%)	525 (34.1%)	88 (5.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (9.3%)	27.3	428^th of 533 public high schools	19.7%		12.3	398^th of 431 public high schools	7.7%	30	36.2	27.5	27.6								32.4		$19,615	$796	$18,819
Monona Grove High	Public	9-12	4400 Monona Dr	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 221-7666	1,170	86	13.5	19.3%	900 (76.9%)	53 (4.5%)	104 (8.9%)	39 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.0%)	76.6	91^st of 533 public high schools	82.9%		64.5	138^th of 431 public high schools	68.0%	47	54.3	55.7	59.2								57.3		$16,789	$293	$16,496
Metro School	Public	6-12	115 W Doty St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-1634	12	6	2.0	41.7%	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)								(n/a)													$13,729	$490	$13,239
DOC: Oakhill Correctional Institution	Public	12	5212 County Road M	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-3101	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Innovative High	Public	9-12	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4220	138	18	7.8	72.5%	22 (15.9%)	64 (46.4%)	33 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.3%)	30.2	407^th of 533 public high schools	23.6%					(n/a)	40.0	20.0	50.0								0.0		$12,178	$490	$11,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)

How many students attend Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,566 students attended Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA).

Is Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) a good school?

Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Wisconsin high schools.

What district is Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) in?

McFarland School District

What is the racial makeup of Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)?

Students at Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA) are 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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