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Independence High (Alternative)

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Independence High (Alternative) ranks 1063 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

1063^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Independence High (Alternative) is a small public high school serving 258 students in grades 9-12 within the generally high-performing Roseville Joint Union High district, designed for students who may benefit from a non-traditional educational setting.

As an alternative school, its profile differs significantly from nearby comprehensive high schools like Granite Bay High or Western Sierra Collegiate Academy; while standardized test scores are lower, Independence High achieves a strong 90% graduation rate, which exceeds the state average. The school has shown remarkable improvement since the pandemic, rebounding from a very low graduation rate to its current standing, and it maintains smaller class sizes than most traditional schools. However, it faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which, though improved, remains much higher than at neighboring schools.

Compared to another local alternative option, Adelante High (Continuation), Independence High performs better across key metrics like graduation and test scores. It also spends more per student than most comprehensive schools in the area, reflecting the additional resources often needed for its specialized mission. The school's journey shows it is effectively helping many students who have struggled elsewhere reach graduation, even as it works to address ongoing challenges.

258

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,113

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Berry St.
Roseville, CA 95678-1310

(916) 786-0793

District: Roseville Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,063^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High Schools in the Roseville Joint Union High

417^th of 1,543Roseville Joint 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	48.9	1063 of 2162	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	1146 of 2159	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1208 of 2170	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	824 of 2123	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	934 of 1290	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1143 of 2133	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1077 of 2017	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	1211 of 2021	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	1089 of 2039	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	1018 of 1994	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	1047 of 2426	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	534 of 2354	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	41.0	1030 of 2367	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.0	867 of 2281	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	658 of 2238	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	36.8	995 of 2117	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.3	667 of 2063	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.2	729 of 1968	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	493 of 1901	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	51.1	473 of 1653	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	311 of 585	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1051 of 1906	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1317 of 1915	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1184 of 1915	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	639 of 1858	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	786 of 1054	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1062 of 1833	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1009 of 1760	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	411 of 1900	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	23.7	1452 of 1902	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1306 of 1917	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1415 of 1861	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1129 of 1814	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	706 of 1742	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1017 of 2013	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1166 of 2026	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1482 of 2030	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.5	603 of 1943	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1224 of 1937	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	941 of 1862	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	947 of 1942	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	812 of 1948	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	1119 of 1963	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	861 of 1916	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.0	924 of 1122	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1076 of 1880	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1128 of 1834	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	949 of 1155	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	898 of 1173	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	939 of 1193	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	689 of 1204	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	957 of 1222	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	956 of 1173	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics17%-20 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 (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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 (Alternative)	Public, Virtual	9-12	125 Berry St.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 786-0793	258	14	18.8	48.8%	141 (54.7%)	9 (3.5%)	49 (19.0%)	27 (10.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.1%)	48.9	1063^rd of 2162 public high schools	50.8%		44.2	1146^th of 2159 public high schools	46.9%	83		31.9		31.3			48.4	48.4			17.4	17.4	$21,113	$1,805	$19,308
Roseville High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Way	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3753	1,443	61	23.7	50.6%	669 (46.4%)	48 (3.3%)	449 (31.1%)	161 (11.2%)	11 (0.8%)	14 (1.0%)	83 (5.8%)	64.2	705^th of 2162 public high schools	67.4%		62.3	712^th of 2159 public high schools	67.0%	7		30.2		30.2			61.9	61.9			31.6	31.6	$17,596	$1,739	$15,857
Adelante High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	350 Atlantic St.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3155	122	7	16.3	65.6%	40 (32.8%)	8 (6.6%)	51 (41.8%)	8 (6.6%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	9 (7.4%)	12.6	1894^th of 2162 public high schools	12.4%		10.6	2031^st of 2159 public high schools	5.9%	137		3.6	21.4	7.1			8.9	8.9			0.0	0.0	$30,173	$2,893	$27,280
Oakmont High	Public	9-12	1710 Cirby Way	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3781	1,290	60	21.6	46.0%	595 (46.1%)	47 (3.6%)	401 (31.1%)	107 (8.3%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.6%)	116 (9.0%)	78.7	436^th of 2162 public high schools	79.8%		74.1	502^nd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	66		50.2	8.3	48.5			63.1	63.1			38.1	38.1	$17,444	$1,684	$15,760
Woodcreek High	Public	9-12	2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-6565	1,940	83	23.4	38.4%	1,033 (53.2%)	53 (2.7%)	419 (21.6%)	254 (13.1%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	139 (7.2%)	80.2	404^th of 2162 public high schools	81.3%		74.1	498^th of 2159 public high schools	76.9%	94		56.1		56.1			60.9	60.9			39.2	39.2	$15,905	$1,567	$14,338
Granite Bay High	Public	9-12	1 Grizzly Way	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 786-8676	2,036	86	23.8	25.0%	1,081 (53.1%)	37 (1.8%)	274 (13.5%)	405 (19.9%)	15 (0.7%)	12 (0.6%)	207 (10.2%)	92.8	152^nd of 2162 public high schools	93.0%		93.9	137^th of 2159 public high schools	93.7%	15		55.0		54.8			77.4	77.4			61.9	61.9	$16,858	$1,217	$15,641
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	660 Menlo Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4544	776	38	20.2	13.5%	282 (36.3%)	4 (0.5%)	111 (14.3%)	294 (37.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.4%)	97.8	38^th of 2162 public high schools	98.2%		94.9	113^th of 2159 public high schools	94.8%	75	60.0	68.0		65.2	85.7	82.8	93.0	87.4	77.7	68.7	65.4	70.3	$11,848	$219	$11,629
Rocklin High	Public	9-12	5301 Victory Ln.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1600	1,936	89	21.6	19.9%	1,142 (59.0%)	28 (1.4%)	309 (16.0%)	272 (14.0%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	162 (8.4%)	91.9	168^th of 2162 public high schools	92.2%		85.8	311^th of 2159 public high schools	85.6%	143		56.8		56.3			72.8	72.8			62.6	62.6	$14,958	$621	$14,337
Victory High	Public	9-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	85	6	13.7	49.4%	45 (52.9%)	3 (3.5%)	20 (23.5%)	4 (4.7%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	24.8	1600^th of 2162 public high schools	26.0%		23	1628^th of 2159 public high schools	24.6%	28		6.3	16.7	11.8			29.4	29.4			5.9	5.9	$22,466	$1,252	$21,214
Mesa Verde High	Public	9-12	7501 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5288	894	45	19.9	57.7%	373 (41.7%)	45 (5.0%)	352 (39.4%)	54 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (5.9%)	25.3	1588^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		34.8	1376^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	212		16.8	0.0	15.8			30.8	30.8			10.1	10.1	$19,231	$2,584	$16,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High (Alternative)

Is Independence High (Alternative) a good school?

Independence High (Alternative) ranks 1063^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Independence High (Alternative)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Independence High (Alternative).

What is the racial makeup of Independence High (Alternative)?

Students at Independence High (Alternative) are 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Not Specified, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Independence High (Alternative) in?

Roseville Joint Union High

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