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TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District

1 high school in our rankings

C
overall grade

Ranks #254 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#254
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
27%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
20%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$9,111
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.

TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District is a public school district that operates as a fully online, statewide school serving students across Massachusetts rather than a single geographic town. Because it is delivered virtually, the district does not occupy a traditional municipal footprint, and its students may live in communities throughout the Commonwealth. The district's sole high school, TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School, provides instruction through an online learning model. Families considering this option may wish to review the district's program structure and enrollment details directly, as they differ from those of conventional town-based public schools.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 48% of districts. 73% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 1% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has risen from 27.2% in 2022 to 37.5% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 13.8 points since 2023 (40.7219% to 26.9132%); statewide it fell 5.3 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 23% · #254
SAT
Averagebottom 42% · #170
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 24% · #249
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 6% · #309
AP results
Averagebottom 48% · #147
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 1% · #288
Attendance
Well below averagebottom 3% · #321

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 TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District

High schools · ranked among 335

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 3–1027%in 2026 · state 41%
14 points below the state
0%50%100%This district27%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1020%in 2026 · state 41%
21 points below the state
0%50%100%This district20%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
27%−16 vs state
16%−26 vs state
Grade 4
21%−16 vs state
16%−27 vs state
Grade 5
19%−19 vs state
15%−24 vs state
Grade 6
22%−18 vs state
19%−24 vs state
Grade 7
25%−15 vs state
29%−8 vs state
Grade 8
32%−10 vs state
23%−19 vs state
Grade 10
33%−12 vs state
17%−27 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
28%−15 vs state
Grade 8 science
33%−6 vs state
High school biology
18%−20 vs state

High school results

Average SATAbout average
This district
1103
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
72.6%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateWorse than average
This district
47.2%
MA avg
92.4%

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

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes3,262
Average class size50.8MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
49.5%
Hispanic/Latino
28.5%
Black/African American
9.9%
Multi-Race
8.7%
Asian
3.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%

58.1% female · 41.9% male

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
5.4%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
23.6%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$9.1Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$12,654 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$9.1KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$135.9Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$44,528 above the MA median
$0K$75K$150KThis district$135.9KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearAbout average
This district
86.5%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
66.7%
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 126 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateWorse than average
This district
89.6%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
37.5%
MA avg
16.9%

15.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 22.8% missed 20% or more of school days