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Mason City Virtual Academy School

Serves grades 7 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
82
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.5% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
43%
68%
66%
68%
20%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
33
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 2 2.4%
Grade 8 8 9.8%
Grade 9 9 11.0%
Grade 10 11 13.4%
Grade 11 20 24.4%
Grade 12 32 39.0%
Total 82 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.5% 73.1% 75.9%
Black 5.2% 7.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 13.0% 12.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 5.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.3% 55.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 41.5% 49.8% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 5.7% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,955 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 295.6 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.6% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,983 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.8% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,778 $34,312,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $646 $2,267,000 3.1%
Staff $856 $3,002,000 4.1%
General Administration $275 $965,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,039 $3,646,000 4.9%
Operation $1,324 $4,647,000 6.3%
Transportation $708 $2,486,000 3.4%
Other $368 $1,290,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,216 $18,303,000 24.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,098 $21,399,000 28.9%
Total Expenditures $21,093 $74,014,000 100.0%
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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