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Independence Elementary School

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Independence Elementary School ranks 1139 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Independence Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, serving 602 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Valley View CUSD 365U district, which is ranked 377 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Independence Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, typically around the 1,100th rank out of over 2,000 schools, its academic performance is particularly concerning. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.9%) and Mathematics (37.2%) are significantly lower than the district (61.2% and 39.2%) and state (53.1% and 38.5%) averages. Additionally, the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of only 25.8%. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 30.1%, may be contributing to these academic challenges.

When compared to other elementary schools within the same district, Independence Elementary School generally performs worse on academic assessments, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools, such as Wood View Elementary and Skoff Elementary, have similar or slightly better academic performance. Notably, the nearby River Woods Elementary School, which is part of the Naperville CUSD 203 district, significantly outperforms Independence Elementary and the Valley View CUSD 365U district as a whole, with much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics.

617

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,230

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 S Orchard Dr
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-2600

(630) 759-7282

District: Valley View CUSD 365U

Students who attend Independence Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jane Addams Middle School
High:	Bolingbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

22.4%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

Illinois avg44%

1,139^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Valley View CUSD 365U

377^th of 811Valley View CUSD 365U among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1139 of 2056	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1142 of 2067	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1088 of 2077	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1083 of 2082	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1181 of 1948	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1335 of 2086	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1068 of 2037	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	1161 of 2044	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	1360 of 2046	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	1390 of 2052	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.3	1276 of 2093	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.1	1490 of 2167	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	1283 of 2166	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	1497 of 2147	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	1395 of 2139	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	1439 of 2120	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	1361 of 2092	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.0	1385 of 2095	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.5	1371 of 2086	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	1167 of 2022	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.2	1329 of 2030	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.2	1007 of 2020	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	171 of 688	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	222 of 655	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	173 of 692	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	70 of 684	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	196 of 428	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	327 of 711	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	113 of 698	83.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	673 of 1049	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	518 of 886	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	649 of 907	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	368 of 788	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	398 of 826	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	295 of 788	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	426 of 768	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	326 of 537	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	332 of 743	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	156 of 718	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1172 of 1942	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1185 of 1942	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1078 of 1957	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	825 of 1970	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	967 of 1680	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1150 of 2019	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1016 of 1964	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	437 of 982	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	409 of 959	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	375 of 970	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	423 of 954	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	280 of 742	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	392 of 955	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	347 of 938	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	810 of 1800	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	791 of 1793	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	786 of 1808	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	503 of 1763	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	582 of 1514	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	929 of 1816	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	511 of 1765	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	993 of 1947	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	977 of 1959	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	974 of 1984	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	1240 of 1977	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1252 of 1707	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1466 of 2019	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1051 of 1972	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	916 of 1292	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	791 of 1195	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	780 of 1156	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	892 of 1113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	534 of 640	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	447 of 1194	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	401 of 763	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	306 of 1389	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	658 of 1392	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	578 of 1419	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	549 of 1425	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	838 of 1462	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	647 of 1463	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science26%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 S Orchard Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-7282	617	48	12.9	67.9%	53 (8.6%)	138 (22.4%)	371 (60.1%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	43	1139^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.6%		40.4	1142^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	44.8%	3	25.8	43.0	44.0	51.0	45.9	42.4	36.7	32.3	37.2								$19,230	$741	$18,489
Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 N Schmidt Rd	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-9300	636	44	14.6	67.6%	63 (9.9%)	163 (25.6%)	346 (54.4%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.8%)	51.6	973^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.7%		40.9	1133^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	45.2%	160	22.4	57.6	53.1	49.5	53.7	56.3	40.6	29.9	43.2								$20,696	$1,200	$19,496
Jamie McGee Elementary School	Public	K-5	179 Commonwealth Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-4300	487	31	15.8	48.3%	84 (17.2%)	139 (28.5%)	145 (29.8%)	73 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	47.5	1053^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	48.8%		49.2	955^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.8%	98	34.2	41.1	49.4	56.8	48.6	43.3	34.2	33.8	37.4								$20,479	$534	$19,945
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1470 Raven Dr	Bolingbrook	60490	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 771-2420	561	46	12.3	46.5%	131 (23.4%)	151 (26.9%)	146 (26.0%)	97 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	56.7	873^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	57.5%		45.7	1027^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.3%	154	40.5	42.6	51.9	69.0	53.9	44.7	34.3	48.2	41.8								$18,679	$883	$17,796
Bernard J Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Recreation Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 972-9200	363	31	11.7	77.4%	17 (4.7%)	74 (20.4%)	230 (63.4%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	47.8	1041^st of 2056 public elementary schools	49.4%		30	1403^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	32.1%	362	20.0	40.3	44.6	66.7	50.6	41.0	29.1	55.0	42.0								$23,382	$1,040	$22,341
River Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	2607 River Woods Dr	Naperville	60565	Will County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6630	481	34	14.0	8.7%	281 (58.4%)	6 (1.2%)	96 (20.0%)	65 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	94.9	70^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.3	102^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	95.1%	32	76.9	82.2	75.0	94.9	84.5	88.9	73.4	73.4	79.4	98.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.5	97.9	98.1	$18,018	$247	$17,771
Wood View Elementary School	Public	K-5	197 Winston Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 739-0185	443	30	14.7	61.2%	83 (18.7%)	127 (28.7%)	192 (43.3%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	59.1	828^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.7%		50.5	921^st of 2067 public elementary schools	55.4%	93	28.4	61.2	57.6	56.7	58.8	65.9	44.1	28.4	47.9								$21,706	$1,452	$20,255
Skoff Elementary	Public	K-5	775 W Normantown Rd	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-8384	542	50	10.8	52.2%	131 (24.2%)	115 (21.2%)	236 (43.5%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	66.2	686^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.6%		57.6	766^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.9%	80	37.1	67.1	54.5	63.3	61.6	75.9	44.8	33.7	51.0								$17,437	$634	$16,803
John R Tibbott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Gary Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 739-7155	330	37	8.9	67.9%	40 (12.1%)	65 (19.7%)	192 (58.2%)	21 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	67.3	659^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.9%		57.9	762^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	63.1%	103	34.0	62.7	57.1	72.0	63.6	61.0	51.8	38.0	50.9								$20,899	$847	$20,052
Robert C Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	616 Dalhart Ave	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-4343	547	55	9.8	62.2%	144 (26.3%)	55 (10.1%)	304 (55.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	59.6	819^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.3	792^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	61.7%	27	39.0	52.0	50.6	64.6	55.5	55.0	38.6	41.5	45.7								$24,405	$534	$23,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence Elementary School

How many students attend Independence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Independence Elementary School.

Is Independence Elementary School a good school?

Independence Elementary School ranks 1139^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Independence Elementary School in?

Valley View CUSD 365U

What is the racial makeup of Independence Elementary School?

Students at Independence Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 22% African American, 9% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Independence Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Independence Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jane Addams Middle School
High : Bolingbrook High School

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