Located in BUNNELL, FL. Serving grades 06 through 12.
iFlagler Virtual Franchise is a public virtual school serving grades six through twelve, administered by Flagler County Schools and addressed in Bunnell, Florida, the county seat. It is not a charter school. The school draws students from across the county into an online learning environment rather than a shared physical campus, which shapes nearly every dimension of what a family should expect.
The enrollment is small relative to what most people picture when they think of a middle or high school. The student body skews heavily white, with Black and Hispanic students each representing a meaningful share, and a smaller portion identifying as multiracial or American Indian. The free-and-reduced-price lunch rate is notably low compared to many Florida public schools serving similar grade bands, which may partly reflect the self-selection that comes with a fully virtual model. Data on students with IEPs or English learners was not available in what was provided.
State assessment results are available for some grades and suppressed for others, likely because group sizes in certain grades fall below the threshold Florida uses before publishing results. Where results are reported, the picture is mixed. In math, proficiency among fifth graders is quite low, and sixth grade results are somewhat higher but still well below a majority of students reaching proficiency. Eighth grade math is the strongest reported math result, though still under half of students. In ELA, fifth and sixth grade results sit at roughly a third of students proficient, while eighth grade ELA is the clearest relative strength, with a majority of students reaching proficiency. Science results at fifth and eighth grade both land near or just under half proficient. No trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, flat, or declining. A parent wanting to understand how this school's proficiency compares to Flagler County district-level results would want to ask that directly, because the comparison set here contains only one district, making a formal positional comparison not meaningful. The graduation rate was not available in the provided data.
Because this is a virtual school, the peer environment, extracurricular life, and social routines that parents associate with a traditional school are not part of the model. Families choosing iFlagler Virtual Franchise are typically doing so because a student needs schedule flexibility, has a medical or personal reason for remote learning, or learns better in a self-directed online format. The fit question is almost entirely about whether that structure suits the student.
On the district side, Flagler Schools has put a full-day cellphone ban in place for its middle schools under Florida law effective in the summer of 2025, publicly reported as part of a broader district effort that has reduced discipline incidents. For a virtual school, how that policy translates to the at-home setting is worth asking the school about directly.
Bunnell itself is a compact county seat with a historic commercial core along US-1 and Moody Boulevard, surrounded by ranch lots, farmland, and an industrial park. The city is car-dependent; walkability is a stated future goal connected to a major development project rather than a present reality. Housing values in the area sit below both the Florida state median and the national median, and recent data shows a modest year-over-year price decline. Rents are relatively affordable by current national standards. Bunnell is in the middle of a sharp growth period: a large master-planned development approved in summer 2025 is expected to bring an extraordinary number of new residents over a multi-decade buildout, which will reshape the city's schools, services, and character over time. Families considering the area should factor in that infrastructure and school capacity are likely to face meaningful pressure as that growth materializes.
Program offerings for the virtual school were not available in the provided data, so it is not possible to say whether AP courses, dual enrollment, or career pathways are accessible through this school specifically. That would be a direct question worth putting to the school before enrolling.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.