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Independence High School

Public Grades 9-12

779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Independence High School is a public high school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving 676 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Independence High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools, with a ranking between 709 and 783 out of around 800-850 high schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Reynoldsburg High School and Arts & College Preparatory Academy, Independence High School has significantly lower four-year graduation rates, ranging from 74.6% to 83.3% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 90%. Additionally, Independence students perform well below state and district averages on Ohio state tests across all subject areas, with only 14.2% of students proficient or better in English II, compared to 60.4% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 78%, much higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Despite being part of the Columbus City Schools District, Independence High School has not shown meaningful improvement in its state ranking or performance metrics over the past 10 years. The school's challenges in serving diverse student populations, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-income students, suggest the need for the school to re-evaluate its approaches to addressing the unique needs of these populations. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be a key lever for improving overall student outcomes at Independence High School.

852

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,086

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5175 Refugee Rd
Columbus, OH 43232-5352

(614) 365-5372

District: Columbus City Schools District

Feeder schools for Independence High School:

Elementary:	Easthaven Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	Oakmont Elementary School
Middle:	Yorktown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.4%

Hispanic:

22.7%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 48 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

Ohio avg62%

779^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 19High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	779 of 855	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	783 of 864	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	765 of 867	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	751 of 836	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	694 of 819	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	747 of 836	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	730 of 800	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	709 of 773	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	741 of 784	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	713 of 778	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	713 of 769	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	724 of 767	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	773 of 832	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	722 of 818	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	684 of 819	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	662 of 791	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	608 of 767	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	637 of 756	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	588 of 696	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.6	660 of 689	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	632 of 681	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	285 of 328	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	258 of 318	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	237 of 323	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	255 of 306	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	247 of 284	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	261 of 279	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	11.5	584 of 606	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	585 of 596	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	463 of 628	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	493 of 550	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	92 of 128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	78 of 111	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	62 of 107	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	83 of 111	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	106 of 112	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	762 of 809	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	744 of 798	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	747 of 813	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	760 of 794	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	752 of 775	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	737 of 781	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	708 of 751	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	245 of 270	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	262 of 273	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	258 of 270	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	232 of 260	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	234 of 239	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	200 of 207	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	746 of 815	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	752 of 822	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	705 of 805	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	710 of 773	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	703 of 763	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	724 of 779	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	711 of 758	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	752 of 817	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	746 of 816	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	734 of 819	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	740 of 808	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	739 of 778	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	741 of 792	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	708 of 763	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	5.9	231 of 242	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	552 of 617	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	543 of 598	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	495 of 614	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	657 of 748	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government49%-23 vs state

American History29%-42 vs state

Biology28%-38 vs state

English II14%-46 vs state

Algebra I11%-48 vs state

Geometry11%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	852	46	18.5		36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	6.6	779^th of 855 public high schools	8.9%		6.3	783^rd of 864 public high schools	9.4%	4		49.3	28.9					27.5	14.2	10.8			11.1	$15,086
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	4480 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 269-0150	242	9	27.2		52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9	747^th of 855 public high schools	12.6%		3.4	841^st of 864 public high schools	2.7%	94		27.8	23.8					14.3	24.0	35.5			26.3	$10,363
Capital City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Capital City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 863-9175	93	7	13.2		3 (3.2%)	71 (76.3%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	3	824^th of 855 public high schools	3.6%		6.2	784^th of 864 public high schools	9.3%	40		30.3	22.2					20.0	9.1	5.0			9.1	$14,084
Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4401 Hilton Corporate Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 986-9974	473	29	16.3	51.6%	214 (45.2%)	167 (35.3%)	61 (12.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	57.1	371^st of 855 public high schools	56.6%		58.6	356^th of 864 public high schools	58.8%	15		89.4	81.7	10.0	6.4	57.1	49.1	67.6	66.2	47.8			42.0	$12,461
Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	305	29	10.5		80 (26.2%)	169 (55.4%)	28 (9.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	10.5	919^th of 1036 public high schools	11.3%		9.6	737^th of 864 public high schools	14.7%	182	24.3	60.0	37.0	3.1	18.6	18.8	23.3	20.0	28.6	14.3			7.7	$31,065
Walnut Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5400	775	45	17.2		46 (5.9%)	474 (61.2%)	194 (25.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	9	746^th of 855 public high schools	12.7%		8.7	753^rd of 864 public high schools	12.8%	7		47.2	43.1					31.9	29.6	9.1			14.8	$16,668
Reynoldsburg High School	Public	9-12	6699 E Livingston Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	2,115	123	17.2	33.3%	479 (22.6%)	923 (43.6%)	223 (10.5%)	274 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (10.0%)	44.8	519^th of 855 public high schools	39.3%		38.2	563^rd of 864 public high schools	34.8%	44		71.0	70.4					57.2	53.9		34.6	26.9		$6,106
Eastland Career Center	Public	7-12	4465 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 836-5725	744	41	18.1		485 (65.2%)	182 (24.5%)	24 (3.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)
Whitehall Yearling High School	Public	9-12	675 S Yearling Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 417-5100	993	53	18.7		168 (16.9%)	419 (42.2%)	309 (31.1%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.6%)	31.6	616^th of 855 public high schools	28.0%		31.6	611^th of 864 public high schools	29.3%	5		69.9	65.3					53.4	52.2	15.6			37.8	$9,877
Groveport Madison High School	Public	9-12	4475 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 836-4964	1,863	95	19.6		415 (22.3%)	1,038 (55.7%)	225 (12.1%)	42 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	135 (7.2%)	28.5	635^th of 855 public high schools	25.7%		24.3	644^th of 864 public high schools	25.5%	9		62.9	61.2					50.7	52.5	23.5			36.0	$11,391

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High School

What district is Independence High School in?

Columbus City Schools District

What schools feed into Independence High School?

Independence High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Easthaven Elementary School
Elementary : Liberty Elementary School
Elementary : Oakmont Elementary School
Middle : Yorktown Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Independence High School?

Students at Independence High School are 67% African American, 23% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Independence High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Independence High School.

Is Independence High School a good school?

Independence High School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Ohio high schools.

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