Draft:Willamette Valley Academy

Willamette Valley Academy is a non-profit private school in Beaverton, Oregon. It was founded in 2020 and the current principal is Connor Nelson. Its parent company is Sunshine Elite Education. Oregon ARML/Oregon Math Circle, one of Oregon’s largest math circles, holds most of their meetings at WVA. Students of WVA include Sheryan Paliwal, Vihaan Paliwal, Anshul Mantri, John Kong, Keshav Karumbunathan, and Joseph Liang. Manuel Norse, who the students refer to as “Mr. Norse” is one of the teachers, and leads the WVA MathCounts team and in many years has led the Oregon State MathCounts team. Willamette Valley Academy has one of the best Science Bowl teams in Oregon, being the last Oregon team standing in 2024’s BPA Regional Middle School Science Bowl.

References - Garud Shah, a WVA 6th grader in the 2024-25 school year, and on the team Willamette Valley Academy 1 for BPA Regional Middle School Science Bowl in the 2024-25 school.

WVA Official Website: https://www.willamettevalleyacademy.org/programs.php

Oregon ARML Official Website: https://sites.google.com/view/oregon-arml

Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 33 students enrolled in the 2023-2024 is:


 * Asian/Pacific Islander - 100.0%

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, all students went on to high school, with most going to Westview, Jesuit, or Catlin Gabel.

Academics
Since 2020, the WVA has received first place at MATHCOUNTS statewide. The school also has a presence in science, having entries is NWSE.