Virtualedu Secondary, Golden Valley MN

Original Research by School Decision on Virtualedu Secondary

VirtualEDU Secondary is a small public school serving grades six through twelve, operating as part of the Hopkins Public School District. Its address places it in Golden Valley, a first-ring suburb just west of Minneapolis. Golden Valley is largely residential, marked by corporate campuses for employers like General Mills and by a network of major highways that make car travel essential. The city has no traditional downtown; civic life centers on city hall and a library, and most children in the area attend either Hopkins or Robbinsdale district schools. The population has been gradually declining in recent years.

The school itself is small, with an enrollment that reflects a modest student body for a combined middle and high school. The student population is notably diverse: about two-fifths of students are Black, roughly three-tenths are White, and the remainder are Hispanic, two or more races, or Asian. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.

State testing results for the most recent school year show very low proficiency rates in math and reading across the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. In math, no sixth- or seventh-grade students met the proficiency standard, and only a small share of eighth graders did. In English language arts, sixth and seventh grades also had no students reaching proficiency, while eighth graders had a modest proficiency rate. Science testing for eighth grade involved very few students, and the results were suppressed due to low participation and small numbers; a parent may want to ask the school about its science assessment practices. Overall, when placed alongside other districts in Hennepin County, VirtualEDU Secondary’s combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quarter. There is only a single year of data, so no trend is available. No graduation rate was reported, which means the school’s high school completion outcomes are not reflected in this data set.

The school’s name suggests a virtual or online model, though the state classifies it as a regular public school and the data does not explicitly confirm a fully remote format. No course offerings, program pathways, or extracurricular details were included in the available information, so a family considering this school would likely want to explore those directly with the school to understand the academic and social experience it provides.

For a parent or resident, VirtualEDU Secondary presents as a school with an academically challenged profile, serving a diverse and lower-income student body in a suburban setting that is more highway-oriented than walkable. The low proficiency rates and the limited testing participation are the central academic facts. Without information on graduation rates, programming, or staffing, the picture is incomplete, and a closer look at what the school offers and how it supports students would be essential for any family weighing enrollment.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 30% · ▼ 30 pts below district

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

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 32% · ▼ 31 pts below district

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

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 32% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 54% · ▼ 54 pts below district

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 43% · ▼ 42 pts below district

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

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 49% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolHOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, 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.