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Independence Junior Senior High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
700 20th Ave Sw
Independence, IA 50644
Phone
(319) 334-7405
District
Independence Comm School District
County
BUCHANAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
701
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

6

(10 is best)

Better than 60.0% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Independence Junior Senior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
70%
71%
66%
74%
74%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
76%
74%
74%
76%
77%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
69%
66%
71%
70%
66%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
70%
88%
73%
85%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
68%
84%
68%
85%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 87 12.4%
Grade 8 115 16.4%
Grade 9 127 18.1%
Grade 10 128 18.3%
Grade 11 121 17.3%
Grade 12 123 17.5%
Total 701 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.6% 95.4% 75.9%
Black 0.3% 0.4% 7.3%
Hispanic 3.8% 4.0% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.1% 35.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 26.8% 30.1% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.3% 5.3% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,148 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 53.7 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 21.2% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,853 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.4% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.7% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.8% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.5% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,194 $10,762,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $409 $612,000 2.8%
Staff $537 $804,000 3.7%
General Administration $222 $332,000 1.5%
School Administration $563 $842,000 3.9%
Operation $998 $1,493,000 7.0%
Transportation $478 $715,000 3.3%
Other $460 $688,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,667 $5,486,000 25.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,499 $5,234,000 24.4%
Total Expenditures $14,360 $21,482,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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