Minnesota Virtual Academy Other School
306 West Elm St
Houston MN, 55943, Houston County
Phone: 507-896-5323
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2007-2008 |
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
Total Teachers: | 80 | | 74 | | 62 | | 52 | | 39 | | 21 | |
Total Students: | 1,821 | | 2,123 | | 1,787 | | 1,432 | | 1,193 | | 706 | |
Kindergarten: | 74 | 4.1% | 91 | 4.3% | 91 | 5.1% | 56 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.5% | 45 | 6.4% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 4.6% | 101 | 4.8% | 85 | 4.8% | 73 | 5.1% | 86 | 7.2% | 68 | 9.6% |
Grade 2: | 111 | 6.1% | 111 | 5.2% | 100 | 5.6% | 85 | 5.9% | 76 | 6.4% | 82 | 11.6% |
Grade 3: | 113 | 6.2% | 113 | 5.3% | 131 | 7.3% | 94 | 6.6% | 104 | 8.7% | 68 | 9.6% |
Grade 4: | 114 | 6.3% | 134 | 6.3% | 111 | 6.2% | 103 | 7.2% | 110 | 9.2% | 77 | 10.9% |
Grade 5: | 128 | 7.0% | 134 | 6.3% | 139 | 7.8% | 125 | 8.7% | 91 | 7.6% | 85 | 12.0% |
Grade 6: | 105 | 5.8% | 177 | 8.3% | 145 | 8.1% | 95 | 6.6% | 87 | 7.3% | 84 | 11.9% |
Grade 7: | 152 | 8.3% | 168 | 7.9% | 114 | 6.4% | 109 | 7.6% | 114 | 9.6% | 72 | 10.2% |
Grade 8: | 183 | 10.0% | 202 | 9.5% | 161 | 9.0% | 139 | 9.7% | 103 | 8.6% | 79 | 11.2% |
Grade 9: | 151 | 8.3% | 169 | 8.0% | 124 | 6.9% | 143 | 10.0% | 118 | 9.9% | 46 | 6.5% |
Grade 10: | 209 | 11.5% | 221 | 10.4% | 191 | 10.7% | 149 | 10.4% | 103 | 8.6% | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 176 | 9.7% | 234 | 11.0% | 185 | 10.4% | 136 | 9.5% | 65 | 5.4% | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 221 | 12.1% | 268 | 12.6% | 210 | 11.8% | 125 | 8.7% | 70 | 5.9% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 826 | 45.4% | 965 | 45.5% | 850 | 47.6% | 692 | 48.3% | 591 | 49.5% | 342 | 48.4% |
Female: | 995 | 54.6% | 1,158 | 54.5% | 937 | 52.4% | 740 | 51.7% | 594 | 49.8% | 360 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 1.8% | 33 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 39 | 2.1% | 42 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 4.1% | 109 | 5.1% | 73 | 4.1% | 57 | 4.0% | 38 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.0% |
Black: | 111 | 6.1% | 165 | 7.8% | 88 | 4.9% | 83 | 5.8% | 54 | 4.5% | 15 | 2.1% |
White: | 1,555 | 85.4% | 1,770 | 83.4% | 1,569 | 87.8% | 1,246 | 87.0% | 1,069 | 89.6% | 670 | 94.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 488 | 26.8% | 544 | 25.6% | 313 | 17.5% | 176 | 12.3% | 199 | 16.7% | 58 | 8.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 4.3% | 17 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.0% | 54 | 3.8% | 41 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.77 | | 28.59 | | 28.88 | | 27.51 | | 30.95 | | 33.50 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.9% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 76.6% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.4% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 25% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 17% | 25.7% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 31.1% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 23.4% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 28.6% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.6% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 72.7% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 73.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.9% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.5% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.8% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 83.4% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.3% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 80.4% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 70.2% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.5% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 84.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.8% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 75.6% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 67.8% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 61.1% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 67.7% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 79.7% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.5% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 79.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 70.1% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 83.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 83.3% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 50.5% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 44.5% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 62.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 56.2% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 85.8% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 83.3% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.5% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.3% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 72.9% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78.3% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.7% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.6% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.1% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54.7% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.2% | N/A |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 63% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.2% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 85.5% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 61.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 65.5% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64.7% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 48% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 61.7% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.3% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.7% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.8% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.5% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.3% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79.3% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64.4% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 55.7% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 58.7% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 52.1% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 57.2% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 53% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 79.5% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 70.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 75.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 62.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67.4% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 61.2% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 48.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 45.1% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 42.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 42.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 33.7% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.2% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.9% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67.9% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 63.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.6% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 44.9% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 43.3% | N/A |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 53.9% | 52.1% | N/A |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 51.6% | 49.7% | N/A |
MCA-II GRAD |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.7% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 81.3% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.6% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 41.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 44.4% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 41.9% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.1% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 78.9% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 82.6% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.9% | N/A |
MCA-III |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 55.1% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 65.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 69.7% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 55% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 61.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 61.9% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 54% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 41.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 47.1% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 50.3% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 41.2% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 60.3% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 63% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 39.3% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 51.9% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 47.3% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 57.1% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 47.3% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 35.6% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 43.9% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52.2% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 36.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 42% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 32.2% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 26.6% | N/A |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 42.9% | N/A |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.8% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 53.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 46.2% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $35,488.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,449.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,034.0 |