Summit VIrtual Academy
Lacey · WA · North Thurston Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined
How Summit VIrtual Academy compares for families
What families should know about Summit VIrtual Academy.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Avanti High School, Cascadia High School, Choice Middle and High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ 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 Washington-Seattle Campus
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 $14,091/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 -15.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 355 students:
≈ 200 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $17,557 per student in district revenue, the 200 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,511,400/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti High School OLYMPIA |
Public | 3.0 | 167 | -2.9% |
| Cascadia High School Tumwater |
Public | 6.3 | 134 | +71.8% |
| Choice Middle and High School Shelton |
Public | 17.6 | 189 | +6.8% |
| ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program Tumwater |
Public | 5.8 | 344 | +15.8% |
| Yelm Extension School Yelm |
Public | 12.7 | 116 | +58.9% |
| New Market Skills Center Tumwater |
Public | 6.3 | 86 | +17.8% |
| CPSD Open Doors Program Lakewood |
Public | 16.4 | 276 | +32.1% |
| General William H. Harrison Preparatory School Lakewood |
Public | 17.2 | 307 | +0.0% |