Reviews of Virginia Virtual Academy (School)

Jennifer Beam

VAVA was a good choice for my son. He has been struggling with all things school. We've been doing our work and never missed a class connect. That is when they called child services on me because I didn't feel good and was in bed instead of sitting beside my son for class. It's hell to have cops come knocking prepared to take your kids away. Be careful if you decide to use VAVA, you'll want to be right there even when you're sick and even if you have other kids to tend to. We're leaving at the end of the year... 3 months left and I'm definitely leaving with a bad taste in my mouth.

Tiffany Northern

No complaints! Great school...

Maya Rivero

VAVA is a very nice online school, but sometimes it will lag and have difficulty loading, but other than that VAVA is amazing.

Clara Raimundi

Wow. This has been the most excruciating experience. Just trying to enroll my daughter who suffers from mental illness. Initially was all great. The representative was nice and she walked me through the website and helped me with initial enrollment procedures. Months later someone else called, then weeks later a third person took over. Communication kept on going from bad to worse since the last rep didn't know exactly what I needed to submit in order to enroll. He read from a script and when asked specific questions he read from the same script again. When i told him give me a straight forward answer, he said he was trying but I wasn't letting him. So I shushed and he proceeded to read the same info to me that he had given me. I resubmitted all paperwork. Got denied. We talked again. He again responded by reading from the script. So, after talking to him on the phone 3 times at least and getting no where, I asked him to email me the requirements and specific paperwork I needed to submit. He sent me (again) a general email no specific info) and then cancelled my application. He might have thought I was a pain-Mr. M. Nadim, with terrible customer service. Poor communication skills. Your follow up consisted on calling me back, just to say you followed up and check a box. This looks like a mess...and that's not even going into the learning yet.... sad. Do NOT recommend to anyone.

John Cook

I signed my son up on the website about a month ago and was contacted several times by K12 employees about needing other info for my kids IEP. I sent them to them and they said they had everything they needed. Now today I go in and the status shows not eligible. We call the only number that is on their website and get a rep from K12 and they can't tell us why he is not eligible. This is total BS since now I have to try to get school supplies for my son and only have about 2 weeks to get everything. I will never try to use this company again. They are the biggest joke in the world for a school.

raga abdullah

We are so pleased with the decision we made to be part of VAVA this school year. Very welcoming environment and great staff. They are so supportive, they make time for the families and always make themselves available to answering questions and provide advices. Thanks so much, we really appreciate you and all that you do. Thank you.

Becky Linkous

My son will be starting his second year, going into first grade. Love the curriculum and love watching him learn. He is so excited to get his school materials.

Brittany Nugent

This is our 2nd yr w k-12 and it's been great. Now as a parent it takes up a whole bunch of time with the younger grades and gets easier the older they are. Being a stay at home parent is probably best for doing this but if ur a awesome parent you may be able to juggle both! The teachers and all the other staff are great. They have all gone above and beyond to make sure my kids and I are on track! But I haven't always had happy thought towards online public schooling or k-12. It can be very VERY stressful BUT it passes just learn from ur mistakes and keep on keeping on, its oh so worth it! Watching your child learn new things and knowing I helped do this IS THE BEST FEELING EVER!!! So my kids have class connect almost every day and these are great this is when they have time w their teachers. Ok this is long enough but k-12 is great! Thx y'all.

J.R. Handley

My experience, much like the other reviewer was the same. They can't figure out applications that might get accidentally out of order. They also cannot figure out that, since I submitted my proof of residence, I do not need the form to use instead of that. In addition, they refuse to give me a timeframe on how long it will take to review the documents I submitted and tell me if my son is even eligible for their school. He is already behind and has special needs (IEP) and they are just making EVERYTHING worse!!! It is a NIGHTMARE! DO NOT EVER USE THEM!!!!

bonnie the bunny

THE WORST BUNCH OF PEOPLE. ALWAYS TALKING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE OTHER IS DOING. NO ONE RECEIVES DOCUMENTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. NO ONE CALLS BACK. BUNCH OF BULL ON WHY IN ELIGIBLE. SHOULD BE CLOSED.

Megan Bukowski

Putting 4 of my children in vava has been one of the best things I have ever done.... I get to see them strive on a daily basis and I'm blessed that these kiddos love this program to.... thank you vava for this option....

Alfreda Imani Hodge Dishmon

Our experience has been wonderful. Gabriel has learned so much & he loves all of his teachers. I love the structure & the pace.

Erin Cuomo

My daughter is thriving in VAVA. She is engaged, digging deep into different subjects, and is motivated. More than academics, my daughter is learning time management, responsibility, and self-motivation. This program is wonderful. It is an online public school, with the same requirements as your local public school: attendance, curriculum, etc. There is flexibility within the framework, but you still have state parameters. This is not a FREE home-school program where you get free curriculum and do what you want. If you are looking for a strong, rigorous, in-depth program with teachers to guide the way, this may be for you. We will continue with VAVA. It is a great fit for our family.

Aurora Spires

If I could give no stars I would. I have intense anxiety when it comes to school. All the noise and the bright lights and shooting threats we get actually makes me scared to step into a building so I thought I'd try K-12 and it sent me to this awful school. Their website is not user friendly whatsoever. You have to go through 3 different tabs just to get to your assignment and it's insanely laggy. So I tried to unenroll. Took them three weeks of phone tag to do it and when they did, they didn't contact us about it even happening so we had sat there like sitting ducks for an additional few days. Now I'm drastically behind in the school year because I took a chance I deeply regret. I'm currently checking into wether I can take legal action against "VaVa" or not. Hope you don't make the same mistake I did :)

Sabrina Scott

VAVA IS a awesome school!!! I plan registering my son again for the 2019-2020 year because I love how they have the lessons set up and the materials it's great and my lil man is come so far and loves to learn!!! I recommend K12

Teresa Dove

Coming to VAVA was the best decision I ever made for my two sons. This is our second year with VAVA (grades 4 and 5 now) and my sons are thriving. Last year, my son took his VA Studies SOL in 10 minutes and scored a perfect score. Both scored high on math and reading as well. The teachers are wonderful, the administrators are responsive and helpful, and the schoolwork keeps them challenged and motivated. The new FLEX program is also fantastic for my boys!

Paige Wilkerson

Awesome school! Best thing that I did! I don't know why other people had problems. When I enrolled they were very helpful and caring.