Marshalltown Virtual Academy
Marshalltown · IA · Marshalltown Comm School District · Public · K-12 combined
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North Tama High School → West Central Charter High School → Woodward Academy → Great Oaks High School and Career Center → Westside Junior-Senior High School → Empowering Excellence Charter School → Springville Secondary School → Tri-County JR/SR High School →How Marshalltown Virtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about Marshalltown Virtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: North Tama High School, West Central Charter High School, Woodward Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Iowa
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,531/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -14.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 90 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tama High School Traer |
Public | 24.9 | 129 | -9.2% |
| West Central Charter High School Maynard |
Public · charter | 72.9 | 97 | +12.8% |
| Woodward Academy Woodward |
Public | 53.1 | 100 | -2.0% |
| Great Oaks High School and Career Center Des Moines |
Public · charter | 46.2 | 72 | — |
| Westside Junior-Senior High School Westside |
Public | 112.6 | 65 | +18.2% |
| Empowering Excellence Charter School Cedar Rapids |
Public · charter | 64.8 | 120 | — |
| Springville Secondary School Springville |
Public | 75.0 | 126 | +1.6% |
| Tri-County JR/SR High School Thornburg |
Public | 50.0 | 58 | -18.3% |