Chicago Virtual Charter School
Address
Map
38 South Peoria Street

Chicago
,
Illinois
60607
Coordinates41°52′51″N 87°39′00″W / 41.88082610°N 87.65001880°W / 41.88082610; -87.65001880
Information
TypeCharter school
Established2006 (2006)
ClosedJuly 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)
School districtCPS
Faculty30
GradesK - 12
Enrollment680
Student to teacher ratio22.7
[1][2]

The Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS) was a state-funded nonprofit K-12 charter school located in Chicago, Illinois in the Near West Side neighborhood. It was also the region's only public virtual school, where students followed a nontraditional model of partial attendance.[3][4] The school closed on July 1, 2020.[1]

History

Opened in 2006, local and state school leaders established CVCS to support alternative education in the region and create an environment that provides students with more responsibility over their individual pace of study. It balances a hybrid model of remote and physical attendance, where students are expected to attend 5 hours per day 5 days per week. As the only public virtual school in Chicago, it also serves as one of the major sources of evaluation for innovative approaches that impact student performance, costs, and oversight.[5] Since it was founded, student performance has generally outperformed average test scores in the area.[6][7]

Demographics

The racial breakdown of the students enrolled for the 2017 - 2018 school year was:[8]

The sex breakdown of the students enrolled for the 2017 - 2018 school year was:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Chicago Virtual". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Google (15 May 2021). "Chicago Virtual Charter School" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ Bradley, Ben (7 September 2016). "CPS virtual school students learn at home via computer". ABC 7. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Hybrid virtual school fuels success of Chicago students". District Administration. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ Dwyer, Josh (31 March 2013). "SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL MORATORIUM BILL". Illinois Policy. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Chicago Virtual Charter School". US News. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Chicago Virtual Charter School Named a Top School in Chicago". PR Newswire. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. ^ "CHICAGO VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL (K - 12)". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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