Anywhere from two-thirds to three-quarters of students who did not meet grade-level standards in a new Virtual Academy this fall were economically disadvantaged, according to data recently obtained by the Argus Leader.
The Argus Leader reviewed the data after Sioux Falls School District officials revealed earlier this spring that as many as one-third to nearly two-thirds of students, varied by grade level, did not meet grade-level standards.
Sioux Falls School District offered the Virtual Academy in fall 2020 as an alternative education model to families during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Running parallel to the data is the number of students of color who also did not meet education standards.