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Independence High

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Independence High ranks 1346 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Independence High is a small public high school serving about 160 students in grades 9-12 within the Liberty Union High district in Brentwood, CA.

The school's most defining feature is its very small size, which allows for a low student-teacher ratio and more individualized attention compared to much larger nearby schools like Liberty High or Heritage High. Academically, it shows a distinct pattern: student performance in English is close to the state average, but math proficiency is a significant area of concern and is much lower than at other district schools. The school's graduation rate has improved recently but has shown more variation from year to year than the typically stable rates at the area's comprehensive high schools.

When compared to other small or specialized schools in the region, such as La Paloma High (Continuation), Independence High generally performs better, but it does not reach the high academic achievement levels of a specialized school like Dozier-Libbey Medical High. The school spends more per student than most comparison schools, which may relate to its small size or the specific needs of its student population. Parents should consider if the school's small, supportive environment aligns with their child's learning style, while being aware of the notable challenge in mathematics achievement.

163

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,684

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

929 Second St.
Brentwood, CA 94513-1137

(925) 634-2589

District: Liberty Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

36.2%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,346^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Liberty Union High

757^th of 1,543Liberty Union High among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1346 of 2162	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1163 of 2159	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1243 of 2170	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	1183 of 2123	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1308 of 2133	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1314 of 2017	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1472 of 2021	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1210 of 2039	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	1202 of 1994	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	1189 of 2426	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	29.9	1294 of 2354	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.0	1176 of 2367	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.5	1120 of 2281	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.2	786 of 2238	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.6	1109 of 2117	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.1	1106 of 2063	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.3	1206 of 1968	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.7	1060 of 1901	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.6	873 of 1653	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	967 of 1906	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	860 of 1915	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	1347 of 1915	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1283 of 1858	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1340 of 1833	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1215 of 1760	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1034 of 1900	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1338 of 1902	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1055 of 1917	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	793 of 1861	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	1319 of 1814	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1201 of 1742	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1380 of 2013	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1458 of 2026	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1407 of 2030	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1316 of 1943	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1237 of 1937	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1127 of 1862	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1517 of 1942	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1387 of 1948	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	896 of 1963	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	825 of 1916	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	1079 of 1880	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1241 of 1834	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	803 of 1216	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1001 of 1155	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	886 of 1173	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1003 of 1193	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1049 of 1204	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	960 of 1222	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	959 of 1173	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence High	Public	9-12	929 Second St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-2589	163	13	12.3	27.6%	67 (41.1%)	15 (9.2%)	59 (36.2%)	8 (4.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	36.4	1346^th of 2162 public high schools	37.7%		43.2	1163^rd of 2159 public high schools	46.1%	183	23.8		24.2	46.2	46.2	7.7	7.7	$37,684	$37,106	$578
Liberty High	Public	9-12	850 Second St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-3521	2,836	131	21.5	35.7%	1,110 (39.1%)	221 (7.8%)	1,014 (35.8%)	276 (9.7%)	15 (0.5%)	23 (0.8%)	174 (6.1%)	65.2	686^th of 2162 public high schools	68.3%		63.5	684^th of 2159 public high schools	68.3%	2	36.4	16.7	36.1	61.9	61.9	27.0	27.0	$21,783	$21,190	$593
La Paloma High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	400 Ghiggeri Way	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-2888	178	12	14.4	64.6%	35 (19.7%)	21 (11.8%)	104 (58.4%)	9 (5.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	11.1	1962^nd of 2162 public high schools	9.3%		13.1	1884^th of 2159 public high schools	12.7%	78	4.9		4.6	13.4	13.4	2.4	2.4	$31,806	$29,766	$2,040
Freedom High	Public	9-12	1050 Neroly Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5900	2,460	114	21.5	39.3%	551 (22.4%)	283 (11.5%)	1,237 (50.3%)	239 (9.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	126 (5.1%)	45.1	1139^th of 2162 public high schools	47.3%		46.2	1093^rd of 2159 public high schools	49.4%	46	25.3		24.9	53.8	53.8	14.0	14.0	$23,202	$22,474	$728
Heritage High	Public	9-12	101 American Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-0037	2,566	116	22.1	19.4%	759 (29.6%)	279 (10.9%)	678 (26.4%)	629 (24.5%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.4%)	188 (7.3%)	86.6	270^th of 2162 public high schools	87.5%		81.7	380^th of 2159 public high schools	82.4%	110	50.4		50.4	75.4	75.4	43.6	43.6	$22,824	$22,330	$494
Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Public	9-12	4900 Sand Creek Rd.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7540	681	28	24.6	80.6%	92 (13.5%)	119 (17.5%)	326 (47.9%)	112 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	21 (3.1%)	72.7	546^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		86.3	300^th of 2159 public high schools	86.1%	246	43.9		43.6	72.5	72.5	25.4	25.4	$23,006	$21,238	$1,768
Deer Valley High	Public	9-12	4700 Lone Tree Way	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7570	1,812	79	23.0	82.6%	168 (9.3%)	504 (27.8%)	758 (41.8%)	254 (14.0%)	8 (0.4%)	19 (1.0%)	97 (5.4%)	46.3	1110^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%		40.3	1232^nd of 2159 public high schools	42.9%	122	21.9	0.0	21.0	50.6	50.6	22.6	22.6	$24,244	$22,380	$1,864
Bidwell Continuation High	Public	10-12	800 Gary Ave.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7520	147	10	15.1	87.8%	13 (8.8%)	51 (34.7%)	63 (42.9%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	10.1	2015^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		11.8	1964^th of 2159 public high schools	9.0%	51	3.5		3.2	12.9	12.9	1.2	1.2	$34,790	$32,724	$2,066
Live Oak High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	1708 F St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7440	130	8	15.6	90.0%	14 (10.8%)	22 (16.9%)	87 (66.9%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	11.2	1958^th of 2162 public high schools	9.4%		10.5	2043^rd of 2159 public high schools	5.4%	85	6.0		5.7	16.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	$37,930	$35,982	$1,948
Antioch High	Public	9-12	700 West 18th St	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7550	1,776	85	20.8	90.2%	151 (8.5%)	325 (18.3%)	1,118 (63.0%)	73 (4.1%)	7 (0.4%)	26 (1.5%)	74 (4.2%)	19.1	1711^th of 2162 public high schools	20.9%		28.1	1539^th of 2159 public high schools	28.7%	172	10.5	6.3	10.3	29.2	29.2	4.8	4.8	$24,500	$22,604	$1,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High

What district is Independence High in?

Liberty Union High

Is Independence High a good school?

Independence High ranks 1346^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Independence High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Independence High.

What is the racial makeup of Independence High?

Students at Independence High are 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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