Middle Schools in Independence

Summary:

There is only one middle school located in Independence, Kansas - Independence Middle School. The school serves grades 6-8 and has consistently ranked in the lower half of Kansas middle schools, with a performance rating of 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Independence Middle School's academic achievement is significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 38.66% compared to the state average of 44.47%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 34.88% compared to the state average of 38.73%. The school also has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%.

Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as 70.44% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending was $7,952 in the 2018-2019 school year, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.6 is slightly lower than the state average. To address these issues, the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve instructional quality, provide additional resources for students, and address barriers to learning.

District Detail

517 North 10th Street
Independence, KS 67301

(620) 332-1800

SchoolDigger Rank:
134^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,629

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (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	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence Middle	Public	6-8	300 W. Locust St.	Independence	67301	Montgomery County	Independence	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 332-1836	376	31	12.0	74.7%	264 (70.2%)	11 (2.9%)	55 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.6%)	40	217^th of 363 public middle schools	40.2%		36.6	228^th of 362 public middle schools	37.0%	11	41.7	37.0	36.9	38.7	41.3	31.2	31.1	34.9	29.1	29.1	$12,505	$3,065	$9,440

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cherryvale	9.3 mi	3	149^th
Coffeyville	13.3 mi	4	244^th
Neodesha	13.44 mi	3	206^th
Labette County	16.73 mi	7	84^th
Caney Valley	18.81 mi	3	22^nd

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

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