Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 92 is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in Fairmount, Indiana, with a student population of 165. The school is part of the Madison-Grant United School Corporation, which is ranked 274 out of 381 school districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school faces significant challenges, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the surrounding schools and the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 25.64% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and only 3.42% were proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. The school's performance on ILEARN/Biology for End of Course in 2022-2023 was also significantly lower, with only 6.84% of students proficient or better, compared to 12.63% for the district and 29% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, with 46.8% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 11.4% at the nearby Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School.
The school's lower performance for student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and special education students, raises concerns about equity and the ability of the school to effectively serve the diverse needs of its student population. The school's relatively low spending per student ($11,312 in 2021-2022) compared to the nearby Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School ($11,863) may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. Overall, the Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 92 faces significant hurdles in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and serving the needs of its diverse student population.
Students at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 92 are 62% White, 18% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.
In the 2023-24 school year, 426 students attended Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 92.
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 92 ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Indiana high schools.
Madison-Grant United School Corp