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Independence High School

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 98% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Independence High School is a public high school located in Thompsons Station, Tennessee, serving 2,097 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Williamson County School District, which is ranked 5 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Independence High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Tennessee, receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year and ranking 7th out of 389 Tennessee high schools. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students outperforming state and Williamson County averages in subjects like Algebra I, Algebra II, Biology I, US History, and English Language Arts. For example, in Algebra I, 52% of Independence High School students were proficient or better, compared to 29.4% at the state level and 58.5% in Williamson County.

Independence High School's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 96.5% over the past few years, are above state and county averages, and its dropout rates, ranging from 1.0% to 8.6%, are relatively low. While the school has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism, its performance in this metric is generally on par with or better than the state and county averages. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Nolensville High School, Brentwood High School, and Franklin High School, Independence High School consistently outperforms its peers in academic performance and other key metrics.

2,091

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,962

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1776 Declaration Way
Thompsons Station, TN 37179

(615) 472-4600

District: Williamson County

Feeder schools for Independence High School:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary
	Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School
	Longview Elementary School
	Oak View Elementary School
	More...
	Pearre Creek Elementary School
	Winstead Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School
	Legacy Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (70% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Tennessee high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Tennessee avg40%

7^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11High Schools in the Williamson County

5^th of 139Williamson County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	7 of 389	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	11 of 392	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	19 of 384	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	9 of 358	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	18 of 347	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	12 of 342	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	25 of 341	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	77.9	23 of 273	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	66.3	78 of 351	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	21 of 300	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	80.5	17 of 296	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	6 of 285	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	9 of 269	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	7 of 273	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.1	14 of 267	94.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	7 of 233	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	17 of 240	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	30 of 239	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	3 of 222	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	62.6	41 of 208	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	22 of 187	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	54 of 199	72.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	11 of 47	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	30 of 48	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.6	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	7 of 365	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	12 of 365	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	16 of 366	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	7 of 350	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	14 of 340	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	7 of 337	97.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	75.4	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	13 of 213	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	12 of 209	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	15 of 202	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	10 of 189	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	14 of 180	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	9 of 153	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.9	33 of 159	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	22 of 337	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	66.5	53 of 330	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	15 of 322	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	47.4	143 of 317	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	18 of 302	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	15 of 368	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	10 of 366	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	17 of 359	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	12 of 349	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	18 of 332	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	20 of 329	93.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	17 of 198	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	9 of 183	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	61.7	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	28 of 151	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	12 of 125	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	2 of 127	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	57.9	29 of 159	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	16 of 323	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	10 of 326	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	27 of 325	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	13 of 312	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	21 of 306	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	13 of 301	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.4	31 of 307	89.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)70th percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II81%+27 vs state

Biology I78%+32 vs state

Algebra II73%+39 vs state

US History72%+33 vs state

Geometry66%+30 vs state

English I66%+26 vs state

Algebra I52%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (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	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,097	118	17.7		1,641 (78.3%)	53 (2.5%)	216 (10.3%)	84 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	98 (4.7%)	93.7	7^th of 389 public high schools	98.2%		93.2	11^th of 392 public high schools	97.2%	4	54.2	15.0	52.0		61.2	73.4	79.0	46.7		77.6	71.8	71.7	65.9	65.5	80.8	80.8		62.0	26.7	66.5	$11,962	$244	$11,310
Summit High School	Public	9-12	2830 Twin Lakes DR	Spring Hill	37174	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5100	1,648	90	18.2		1,308 (79.4%)	68 (4.1%)	155 (9.4%)	41 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.6%)	88.9	24^th of 389 public high schools	93.8%		86.5	24^th of 392 public high schools	93.9%		53.5	15.4	51.7		45.5	55.5	66.8	46.2		65.8	65.6	65.7	63.2	63.0	77.1	75.5		66.3		69.8	$12,335	$238	$11,656
Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	108 Everbright AVE	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4670	170	20	8.5		141 (82.9%)	6 (3.5%)	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	91.6	17^th of 389 public high schools	95.6%		84.6	30^th of 392 public high schools	92.3%	13	41.2		41.2		53.3	61.5	72.5			73.2	75.0	75.0	77.5	77.5	85.4	85.4		54.8		57.9	$17,051	$169	$16,847
Vanguard Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1320 West Main ST	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	Yes	No	(615) 472-5480	123	19	6.3		99 (80.5%)	5 (4.1%)	12 (9.8%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	59.8	128^th of 389 public high schools	67.1%		56	136^th of 392 public high schools	65.3%	8	26.7		21.1		18.8	20.6	56.3			55.6	46.4	50.0	68.8	70.6	72.7	70.6		24.1		23.3	$21,301	$169	$21,096
Fred J Page High School	Public	9-12	6281 Arno RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4730	1,356	77	17.5		1,119 (82.5%)	24 (1.8%)	82 (6.0%)	80 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.4%)	90.9	19^th of 389 public high schools	95.1%		90.7	15^th of 392 public high schools	96.2%	4	38.3		37.9	91.8	58.1	75.7	75.4	56.3		74.3	62.1	62.8	75.7	75.7	88.9	88.7	94.9	59.3		73.5	$11,864	$311	$11,116
Franklin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	810 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 472-4450	1,743	106	16.4		1,396 (80.1%)	45 (2.6%)	152 (8.7%)	81 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (3.8%)	94.1	6^th of 389 public high schools	98.5%		94.3	7^th of 392 public high schools	98.2%	1	43.7	16.7	42.1		73.7	81.6	77.0			75.9	78.2	77.9	74.6	74.4	87.0	86.6		61.5		70.9	$12,593	$196	$12,027
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	5050 Mallory LN	Franklin	37067	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4270	1,389	87	16.0		795 (57.2%)	153 (11.0%)	332 (23.9%)	45 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.5%)	79.4	44^th of 389 public high schools	88.7%		77.9	49^th of 392 public high schools	87.5%	5	36.7		35.9	91.9	38.4	56.7	63.3	35.3		61.6	51.9	51.9	58.6	58.9	73.5	72.1	90.0	42.9		53.5	$13,015	$247	$12,341
Battle Creek High School	Public	9-12	130 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 388-8403	0																		(n/a)																					$15,128	$502	$13,607
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	One Raider LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2207	1,243	70	17.8		853 (68.6%)	157 (12.6%)	181 (14.6%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.7%)	50.7	173^rd of 389 public high schools	55.5%		48.3	182^nd of 392 public high schools	53.6%	9	16.5		14.1	61.5	11.7	14.5	69.2		45.5	48.0			33.3	32.3	55.9	53.6		43.7		38.7	$12,415	$591	$11,326
Ravenwood High School	Public	9-12	1724 Wilson PIKE	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4800	1,950	99	19.7		1,274 (65.3%)	85 (4.4%)	124 (6.4%)	374 (19.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (4.7%)	95.1	5^th of 389 public high schools	98.7%		96.6	5^th of 392 public high schools	98.7%		41.9		40.5	94.8	74.5	83.5	82.8	50.0		82.0	83.7	83.6	74.5	74.3	90.4	89.3		66.1		77.3	$11,246	$221	$10,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High School

Is Independence High School a good school?

Yes! Independence High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 389 Tennessee high schools.

What district is Independence High School in?

Williamson County

How many students attend Independence High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,091 students attended Independence High School.

What is the racial makeup of Independence High School?

Students at Independence High School are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Independence High School?

Independence High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heritage Elementary
Elementary : Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School
Elementary : Longview Elementary School
Elementary : Oak View Elementary School
Elementary : Pearre Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Winstead Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School
Middle : Legacy Middle School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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