Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School
Suite 400, Norristown, PA, 19401 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School
School Level Primary school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 9
County Montgomery County, PA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 4113 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 119 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 391 students
Grade 1 - 410 students
Grade 2 - 438 students
Grade 3 - 474 students
Grade 4 - 455 students
Grade 5 - 436 students
Grade 6 - 443 students
Grade 7 - 403 students
Grade 8 - 379 students
Grade 9 - 284 students
This School
(PA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:35 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(PA) School Average
% American Indian 1% n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 3% 6%
% Black 14% 17%
% White 81% 75%
Additional Student Information
This School
(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 29%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(PA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School District
This School's Agency
(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 4
Number of Students Managed 4,113 students 2,102 students
District Total Revenue $30,488,000 $23,341,000
District Expenditure $26,982,000 $22,249,000
District Revenue / Student $7,413 $11,104
District Expenditure / Student $6,560 $10,585
In the News:
  • New director named for virtual school (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 07:19:08 am
    NORRISTOWN -- The Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School has named Joseph A. Bradley director of special education. He is a former high school principal of North Star School District, Somerset County, and assistant high school principal at South Fayette School District, Allegheny County.
  • College Clan (Erie Times-News)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:14:19 am
    Local students have been named Alden Scholars at Allegheny College, Meadville. The academic achievement awards are named for the Rev. Timothy Alden Jr., who founded the college in 1815.
  • Students Connect to Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School With Lenovo, IBM (Marketwire)
    posted on September 23, 2009 at 03:07:55 pm
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - September 23, 2009) - Lenovo ( HKSE : 0992 ) today announced that Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School (PAVCS), a K-12 public cyber charter school in Norristown, Pa., deployed nearly 4,000 ThinkPad R500 laptops to equip its students with the technology needed to complete a high quality home-based public education.
  • Sending a special gift (Souderton Independent)
    posted on April 1, 2009 at 03:26:25 am
    One unique group of athletes will have a surprise waiting for them when they arrive next month. Souderton resident Stacy McGowan and a group of students recently created and compiled care packages for 22 incoming athletes in the Montgomery County Special Olympics on April 16.
  • Sending a special gift (The Globe)
    posted on April 1, 2009 at 02:35:47 am
    One unique group of athletes will have a surprise waiting for them when they arrive next month.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (19401)
School Zip (19401)
(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 37,912 people 11,396,563 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 23% 22%
Population Average Age 35 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $38,852 $41,073
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 61 years old 51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (19401)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 51% / 49% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Gotwals Elementary School - 327 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Hancock Elementary School - 481 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
3. Roosevelt Altern School - 134 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
4. Bridgeport Elementary School - 298 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
5. Eisenhower MiddleSchool - 676 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Norristown, Montgomery County, Zip 19401 
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