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Massachusetts public school district

Greater Commonwealth Virtual District

1 high school in our rankings

C
overall grade

Ranks #247 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#247
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
33%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
19%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$13,832
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Greater Commonwealth Virtual District is a public school district that operates the Greater Commonwealth Virtual School, serving students across Massachusetts through remote instruction rather than a single physical campus. As a virtual district, it is not tied to one town or geographic region, and its students may live in communities throughout the Commonwealth. The district offers a fully online learning model, which allows families in different parts of the state to enroll without relocating. Because it lacks a traditional town base, geographic and historical context typical of local districts does not apply here.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: ELA MCAS, in the bottom 48% of districts. 33% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
  • Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 1% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has risen from 12.7% in 2022 to 26.7% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 25% · #247
SAT
Averagebottom 36% · #187
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 48% · #173
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 13% · #286
AP results
Averagebottom 39% · #171
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 1% · #287
Attendance
Below averagebottom 33% · #221

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Greater Commonwealth Virtual District

High schools · ranked among 335
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District
C
#240 in MASAT 1096Graduation 59%

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 3–1033%in 2026 · state 41%
8 points below the state
0%50%100%This district33%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1019%in 2026 · state 41%
22 points below the state
0%50%100%This district19%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
33%−10 vs state
4%−38 vs state
Grade 4
27%−10 vs state
18%−25 vs state
Grade 5
28%−10 vs state
22%−17 vs state
Grade 6
33%−7 vs state
27%−16 vs state
Grade 7
28%−12 vs state
20%−17 vs state
Grade 8
33%−9 vs state
14%−28 vs state
Grade 10
45%same as state
24%−20 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
37%−6 vs state
Grade 8 science
34%−5 vs state
High school biology
29%−9 vs state

High school results

Average SATAbout average
This district
1096
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
67.6%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateWorse than average
This district
58.5%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Greater Commonwealth Virtual School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,240
Average class size20.7MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
50.6%
Hispanic/Latino
25.2%
Black/African American
9.4%
Multi-Race
8.1%
Asian
6.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%

55.9% female · 43% male · 1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
1.5%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
26.2%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$13.8Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$7,933 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$13.8KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$81.1Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$10,303 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$81.1KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearAbout average
This district
82.1%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
MA avg
82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 76 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
93.4%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
26.7%
MA avg
16.9%

9.6 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 11.8% missed 20% or more of school days