Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy is a public virtual elementary school serving grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a small student population of 91 as of the 2022-2023 school year. However, this virtual school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Arizona elementary schools with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance.
The school has seen a decline in racial diversity, with the percentage of Hispanic students increasing from 82.95% in 2020-2021 to 75.82% in 2022-2023, while the percentage of White and African American students has declined. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in dropout rates, rising from 2.1% in 2020-2021 to 6.2% in 2021-2022. Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy consistently performs well below the state and Fowler Elementary District averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 8% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in science, compared to the district average of 13% and the state average of 34%.
Interestingly, the nearby physical schools within the Fowler Elementary District, such as Tuscano Elementary, Fowler Elementary, and Sunridge Elementary, generally outperform the virtual academy on academic measures, suggesting that the virtual learning environment may be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance of Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy. The school's struggles may also be related to the district's overall low funding and resources, as evidenced by the relatively low per-student spending compared to the state average.
Fowler Elementary District
In the 2023-24 school year, 34 students attended Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy.
Students at Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% White.