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Mason City Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1515 S Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone
(641) 421-4401
District
Mason City Comm School District
County
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
99
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.0% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Mason City Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
50%
71%
60%
74%
40%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
45%
66%
63%
70%
27%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
60%
70%
70%
73%
50%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
28%
68%
37%
68%
18%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
25
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 2 2.0%
Grade 3 2 2.0%
Grade 4 2 2.0%
Grade 5 4 4.0%
Grade 6 3 3.0%
Grade 7 11 11.1%
Grade 8 10 10.1%
Grade 9 9 9.1%
Grade 10 14 14.1%
Grade 11 22 22.2%
Grade 12 20 20.2%
Total 99 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.7% 75.4% 75.9%
Black 13.7% 8.2% 7.3%
Hispanic 11.6% 11.5% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 3.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.5% 54.0% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 46.5% 47.4% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 6.6% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,198 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 298.2 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 21.9% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,082 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.0% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.8% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,933 $35,739,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $579 $2,083,000 3.3%
Staff $775 $2,790,000 4.4%
General Administration $259 $931,000 1.5%
School Administration $994 $3,576,000 5.6%
Operation $1,164 $4,189,000 6.6%
Transportation $635 $2,284,000 3.6%
Other $295 $1,060,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,701 $16,913,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,999 $10,790,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $17,633 $63,442,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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