Oxford Virtual Academy, Oxford MI

Original Research by School Decision on Oxford Virtual Academy

Oxford Virtual Academy is a full-grade-band alternative public school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in Oxford, Michigan, part of Oxford Community Schools in Oakland County. As a virtual academy, it draws students who are looking for an online learning environment rather than a traditional brick-and-mortar classroom, and its enrollment is sizable for an alternative school of this type. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller representation from Black, Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and other students. Just over a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those population sizes are unknown here.

State assessment results from the most recent year show a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, proficiency rates across the elementary and middle grades generally land in the low-to-mid thirties, with a couple of grades reaching above that band. Eighth-grade ELA stands out as a particular strength, with a large majority of tested students reaching proficiency on the PSAT-based measure. In mathematics, proficiency rates are more modest, hovering in the mid-twenties to high twenties for most grades, with fifth grade sitting lower. Science results split between a middling fifth-grade rate and a stronger eighth-grade rate where half of tested students were proficient. Social studies follows a similar pattern, with a lower fifth-grade rate and a higher eighth-grade rate. When positioned relative to districts in Oakland County, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls below the midpoint. A parent considering this school may want to look into how the virtual instructional model supports students in mathematics specifically, where results are weakest, and ask the school what interventions or tutoring structures are available.

Graduation rate data was not available for this school. Chronic absenteeism and attendance figures were also missing. Course access, staffing, discipline, and program-specific offerings such as AP, dual credit, or career pathways were not reported in the data provided, so there is little to describe here beyond what the assessment results show. This is a school where the academic record is visible through state testing but where a fuller picture of supports, course offerings, and outcomes would require direct conversation with the school.

Oxford itself is a small village about thirty miles north of Detroit, functioning as a northern suburb in the Metro Detroit region. The village has a compact two-block downtown strip with shops, restaurants, and taverns, surrounded by residential streets. The M-24 corridor runs through the area. Publicly reported sources note that the village has experienced a slight population decline in recent years, yet home values have risen substantially over the same period. The estimated median home value sits above the state benchmark but below the national one, and the area has seen modest year-over-year home value growth. Rental costs are relatively moderate. Housing vacancy is described as low. The broader Oakland County housing market has seen active and new listings increase, with homes moving at a moderate pace.

The village identity is tied closely to its schools. Oxford Community Schools operates nine campuses spread across the wider township area rather than concentrated downtown, including two high schools, one middle school, five elementary schools, and an adjudicated youth school. Civic life centers on the downtown commercial strip, with annual events like downtown fairs and community gatherings drawing local turnout. The Oxford Leader, a long-running weekly newspaper, covers local happenings. A parent or resident looking at Oxford Virtual Academy would find a community with a small-town feel, a compact and walkable downtown core, and a housing market that has appreciated even as the population has gently declined. The school itself is one piece of a broader district ecosystem, and for families specifically seeking a virtual education option within that system, the assessment data suggests that ELA is the stronger academic area while math is the one most worth asking about.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

75-79%Cohort of 76 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,027 schools plotted. 80 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 44% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 39% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 36% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 42% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 33% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 31% · ▼ 4 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 41% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 45% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 47% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 42% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 42% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 76% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 45% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 42% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 28% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 49% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolOxford Community Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income37%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income27%Higher-income47%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income31%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income48%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income19%Higher-income34%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income76%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income28%Higher-income28%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income11%Higher-income34%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income12%Higher-income19%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income35%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income19%Higher-income27%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income22%Higher-income30%8 pp gap