Summary:
The Independence Community School District in Iowa has only one high school, Independence Junior Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years, going from 42nd out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 183rd out of 340 in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 88.3%, slightly lower than the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was 21.6%, higher than the state average.
Academically, Independence Junior Senior High School has generally lower proficiency rates in ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) compared to state averages, with the exception of 11th-grade English Language Arts. The school's proficiency rates in ISASP Mathematics and Science were lower than the state averages across all grade levels in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 34.67% in the 2023-2024 school year, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $15,700, higher than the state average.
Overall, the data suggests that Independence Junior Senior High School is facing challenges in maintaining its academic performance and student outcomes compared to other schools in Iowa. The school may need to focus on targeted interventions and strategies to address areas of underperformance, particularly in core subject areas, and to address the needs of its student population with higher poverty rates.
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