0
menu

Houston County Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
1172 S State Highway 123
Newton, AL 36352
Phone
(334) 692-5549
District
Houston County
County
HOUSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
232
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.6% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Houston County Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
35%
42%
49%
15%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
36%
46%
50%
3%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
5%
27%
6%
30%
4%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
18
20
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 0 0.0%
Grade 3 3 1.3%
Grade 4 6 2.6%
Grade 5 8 3.4%
Grade 6 8 3.4%
Grade 7 12 5.2%
Grade 8 24 10.3%
Grade 9 18 7.8%
Grade 10 42 18.1%
Grade 11 60 25.9%
Grade 12 51 22.0%
Total 232 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.8% 72.9% 53.8%
Black 16.4% 17.1% 32.8%
Hispanic 8.4% 8.7% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.8% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.7% 60.4% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 63.8% 57.0% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.9% 3.5% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,115 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 76.6 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,194 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.3% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.3% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.0% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.8% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,986 $41,861,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $780 $5,458,000 7.0%
Staff $168 $1,175,000 1.5%
General Administration $120 $840,000 1.1%
School Administration $598 $4,179,000 5.4%
Operation $906 $6,338,000 8.2%
Transportation $562 $3,930,000 5.1%
Other $309 $2,160,000 2.8%
Total Support $3,443 $24,080,000 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,647 $11,518,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,077 $77,459,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
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%

Popular neighborhoods near Houston County Virtual Academy School