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Score Academy Online is a participating online private school for the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program. Cognia-accredited, NCAA-approved courses, live teachers, grades K through 12. Your Hope Scholarship award goes toward tuition through the state's online portal.
The Hope Scholarship is West Virginia's Education Savings Account. The state deposits the public-school share of your child's education funding into an account you control, to spend on tuition and approved learning costs at a school like Score Academy Online.
West Virginia enacted the Hope Scholarship in 2021, and the first students used it in the 2022-2023 school year. For 2026-2027 the program becomes fully universal: every child eligible to enroll in a West Virginia public school in grades K through 12 can apply, including students already in private school or homeschool. It is administered by the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office through the online Hope Scholarship portal.
More than 20,000 families applied for the 2026-2027 school year, after more than 15,000 students received full funding in 2025-2026. The Hope Scholarship is an alternative to full-time public school, and once approved, funds are paid on a quarterly basis.
The Hope Scholarship award is the same for every K-12 student, per child, each year. The amount you receive for a school year depends on when you apply. Here is the 2026-2027 award and what the funds can be spent on.
Accreditation, credentialed teachers, a structured K-12 curriculum, and real academic accountability. Score Academy Online brings all of it to Hope Scholarship families across the state.
Score Academy Online holds full accreditation from Cognia (formerly AdvancED) and SACS CASI, a mark of academic quality recognized across the country.
Our Synchronous classes are taught live by a credentialed subject specialist. Students join scheduled video sessions, ask questions in real time, and work with teachers who know them by name.
Standards-aligned coursework for every grade, plus Honors and AP-track courses in high school. All courses are NCAA-approved for student athletes targeting Division I and II programs.
Score Academy Online is a participating school for the West Virginia Hope Scholarship. Your award goes toward tuition through the state's online portal, and any difference can be paid from other funds.
Three learning packages let families choose the pace that fits their child: fully live Synchronous, Flex with recorded lessons and teacher chat, or self-paced Asynchronous.
Our admissions team works with Hope Scholarship families. Once you are approved, we handle your Score Academy Online enrollment and give you the participating-school details for your account.
Most families run their Hope Scholarship application and Score Academy Online enrollment side by side. Our admissions team walks you through each step, so the paperwork gets done once and your child starts school on schedule.
Visit HopeScholarshipWV.gov and register. You will need:
Complete the online application and upload your documents. For 2026-2027, every West Virginia K-12 student is eligible, with no prior public school requirement.
Apply between March 2 and June 15 to receive 100% of the annual award. Applications after June 15 receive a prorated amount for the year.
Once your award is approved, our admissions team runs your Score Academy Online enrollment and gives you the participating-school details to add to your Hope Scholarship account.
We handle the school side, so your paperwork is done once and your child is placed in the right courses.
West Virginia disburses Hope Scholarship funds quarterly into your account. Tuition is paid to Score Academy Online through the state's online Hope Scholarship portal.
Unused balances roll forward to the next school year and can go toward tutoring, curriculum, testing, and other approved costs.
West Virginia families can apply Hope Scholarship funds to any of our three learning packages. Pricing below is per course, so you can build a course load that fits your child and your award.
For students who want maximum schedule flexibility. Pre-recorded lessons, automated assessments, and independent coursework. No live classes or teacher chat.
Our most comprehensive package. Live scheduled classes in small groups, direct teacher access, and full progress reporting. The closest experience to a private school classroom, online.
A middle path. Students access the full Score Academy Online curriculum through recorded lessons and can message teachers directly for support. Larger group sizes for students who prefer a more independent rhythm with teacher access.
Pricing is per course. A typical full-time student takes 6 to 8 courses a year. The 2026-2027 Hope Scholarship award of $5,435.62 can fully fund a self-paced Asynchronous course load and offset the cost of our Flex and Synchronous packages. Families can apply other funds to any difference, and unused Hope Scholarship funds roll over. Our admissions team will help you build a course load that fits your child and your award.
For the 2026-2027 school year, the Hope Scholarship is universal. Any student eligible to enroll in a West Virginia public school in grades K through 12 can apply, including students who are already in private school or homeschool. The student must be a West Virginia resident and under 21 years of age. The one condition that remains is that a student cannot be enrolled full time in a public school while receiving Hope Scholarship funds, since the program is an alternative to full-time public school.
The Hope Scholarship award for the 2026-2027 school year is $5,435.62 per student. It is a flat amount equal to 100% of the statewide average per-pupil state aid from the prior year, and it is the same for every K-12 student, with no grade-level or regional differences. The award is per child, so a family with more than one eligible student receives a separate award for each. The amount is set each year by the state and generally rises as per-pupil funding rises.
Yes. West Virginia law lists tuition and fees for nonpublic online or virtual learning programs as a qualifying expense, alongside private school tuition. Score Academy Online is a Cognia-accredited, NCAA-approved online private school and a participating school for the Hope Scholarship. West Virginia families can apply their Hope Scholarship award to Score Academy Online tuition through the state's online portal. All three Score Academy Online learning packages, Synchronous, Flex, and Asynchronous, accept Hope Scholarship funds.
Yes, timing matters. New student applications submitted between March 2 and June 15 receive 100% of the annual award. Applications submitted from June 16 to September 15 receive 75%, from September 16 to November 30 receive 50%, and from December 1 to February 28 receive 25%. To receive the full 2026-2027 award of $5,435.62, apply by June 15. Applications are submitted online at HopeScholarshipWV.gov.
For the 2026-2027 school year, West Virginia disburses Hope Scholarship funds on a quarterly basis into a parent-controlled account managed through the online Hope Scholarship portal run by the State Treasurer's Office. West Virginia does not use ClassWallet. Parents use the online portal to pay tuition to a participating school like Score Academy Online, or to buy other approved educational expenses. Unused balances roll forward to the next school year.
No. The Hope Scholarship is an alternative to full-time public school enrollment. A student cannot be enrolled full time in a West Virginia public school while receiving Hope Scholarship funds. A student can return to public school in a later year, but the two cannot be used at the same time. Hope Scholarship students may still receive certain individual services from a public school under state law.
Approved expenses include private and nonpublic online school tuition and fees, curriculum and instructional materials, tutoring services, educational therapy services, standardized testing fees (such as AP, SAT, and ACT), dual-credit and college-level courses, educational technology, required school uniforms, and vocational supplies. The Hope Scholarship Board maintains the full list of approved expenses, and funds must be used for educational purposes and cannot be withdrawn as cash.
Yes. Score Academy Online is a participating online private school for the West Virginia Hope Scholarship. Families can apply their Hope Scholarship award to Score Academy Online tuition through the state's online portal. Score Academy Online holds full Cognia accreditation and offers NCAA-approved coursework for students in grades K through 12. Contact our admissions team to confirm current enrollment details and get the participating-school information you will need for your Hope Scholarship account.
Unused West Virginia Hope Scholarship funds roll forward to the next school year and remain in your account as long as your child continues in the program. This lets families save funds for larger future costs such as AP exam fees, testing, or higher tuition in later grades. If a student exits the program, any remaining funds return to the state.
Score Academy Online admissions can run in parallel with your Hope Scholarship application, so your child can be enrolled and ready to begin classes around the time your award is approved. Families can also enroll and begin paying from other funds, then apply Hope Scholarship funds once approved. Participation renews each year through a Continuing Participation Confirmation, and can continue until the student graduates from high school or reaches age 21. Speak with our admissions team to map out the timing that fits your situation.
Our admissions team works with Hope Scholarship families. Once the state approves your award, we handle your Score Academy Online enrollment and give you the participating-school details to direct your funds to tuition.