Missouri Digital Academy
Public school in Laquey, Missouri · Laquey R-V School District · Grades K–12
Missouri Digital Academy serves 1,377 students in grades K–12 in Laquey (Pulaski County). It is one of 3 schools in Laquey R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 3rd largest of 42 public schools in Missouri (median 28 students). With 17.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri school (5.5).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 42 Missouri schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 80 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, fully virtual |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–12 |
| District | Laquey R-V School District |
| County | Pulaski County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291788003413 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Laquey R-V | Missouri schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,377 | 1,818 | 28 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 15.7 | 5.5 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 25.5% | 33.8% | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% of Missouri schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Missouri Digital Academy in context
Size
Missouri Digital Academy is the only school in Laquey R-V School District. Its 1,377 students are 75.7% of the district's 1,818. The 8 nearest schools are a median 60.4 miles away and have a median of 32 students, so Missouri Digital Academy is larger than most of them.
NCES lists it as fully virtual: its students learn online rather than in a school building.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 172 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 47, against an average of 106 per grade. This year grade 12 has 113% more students than kindergarten (134 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 62.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Laquey R-V (68%). Black students are next, at 26.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
25.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 33.8% across Laquey R-V and a median of 51.8% for Missouri schools. 16.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Missouri Digital Academy has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 5.5, a school with 1,377 students would have about 250.4 teachers, so Missouri Digital Academy has 170.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (5.5).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is B W Robinson School, 31.7 miles away in MO Schools for the Severely Disabled. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.5% |
| Black | 26.9% |
| Hispanic | 7.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
53.8% of students are girls and 46.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 71 |
| Grade 3 | 47 |
| Grade 4 | 58 |
| Grade 5 | 61 |
| Grade 6 | 70 |
| Grade 7 | 143 |
| Grade 8 | 161 |
| Grade 9 | 151 |
| Grade 10 | 171 |
| Grade 11 | 172 |
| Grade 12 | 134 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
27600 Hwy Aa, Laquey, MO 65534
Phone: (573)765-3716
Website: moda.k12.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Missouri Digital Academy. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B W Robinson School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 31.7 mi | 28 | 3.5 | 50% |
| Exceptional Child Coop. | Houston R-I | 35.5 mi | 40 | 3.8 | 92.5% |
| Dogwood Hills School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 43.3 mi | 16 | 8 | 68.8% |
| H Kenneth Kirchner School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 56.4 mi | 16 | 3.2 | 37.5% |
| Greene Valley School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 64.3 mi | 35 | 5 | 68.6% |
| MOCAP Attendance Center | Springfield R-XII | 65.0 mi | 993 | 10.8 | 5.9% |
| Moca-S | Sturgeon R-V | 65.9 mi | 2,345 | 25.7 | 55.7% |
| Ozark Horizon School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 73.2 mi | 17 | 4.3 | 64.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Laquey R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laquey R-V Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 236 |
| Laquey R-V High School | High | 9–12 | 205 |