How does Virtual Academy compare to other elementary schools in San Bernardino?

Virtual Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 41.0/100, placing it at the 42nd percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 746 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Virtual Academy?

5.4% of students at Virtual Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Virtual Academy improving or declining?

Virtual Academy's proficiency rate increases by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Virtual Academy?

3.7% of students at Virtual Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Virtual Academy

San Bernardino City Unified San Bernardino San Bernardino County 92404

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

746 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

439 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

34 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 75.2%

White 7.5%

Asian 1.4%

Black 10.7%

Other 5.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Virtual Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.4%
Met Standard	13.6%
Below Standard	81.0%

Exceeded

5.4%

Met

13.6%

Below

81.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Virtual Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.4% of students exceeded standard while 13.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the San Bernardino City Unified district average of 10.0%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.7% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

19.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+8.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

3.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

746

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	17	0.0%	0.0%	17.6%	82.3%	0.0%
4th	22	18.2%	9.1%	18.2%	54.5%	27.3%
5th	24	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%	66.7%	16.7%
6th	28	14.3%	25.0%	32.1%	28.6%	39.3%
7th	35	14.3%	22.9%	25.7%	37.1%	37.1%
8th	34	8.8%	17.6%	26.5%	47.1%	26.5%
11th	26	3.9%	38.5%	34.6%	23.1%	42.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	17	0.0%	0.0%	17.6%	82.3%	0.0%
4th	22	0.0%	22.7%	22.7%	54.5%	22.7%
5th	24	0.0%	0.0%	20.8%	79.2%	0.0%
6th	29	0.0%	13.8%	20.7%	65.5%	13.8%
7th	35	8.6%	5.7%	20.0%	65.7%	14.3%
8th	34	5.9%	5.9%	17.6%	70.6%	11.8%
11th	26	0.0%	11.5%	15.4%	73.1%	11.5%