Summary:
Independence, Ohio has three public schools serving grades PK through 12 in the Independence Local district: Independence Primary School (PK–4), Independence Middle School (5–8), and Independence High School (9–12). Total enrollment is 1,044 students — 440 at the primary, 305 at the high school, and 299 at the middle. The district ranks 44 of 773 statewide (94th percentile) and holds 5 stars, and all three schools earned 5 stars in each of the last three reported school years.
Independence Middle School stands out most: rank 55 of 1,046 (95th percentile), the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.4%, 100% Algebra I proficiency in both years, and 8th grade math at 94.0% versus a state 52.0% — a +42.0 point gap. Its listed tests average about +26.5 points above state, the largest gap of the three schools. Independence High School posts a 100% graduation rate and 92nd percentile rank, but its 15.5% chronic absenteeism is the district's clear outlier, roughly double the primary (6.7%) and middle (6.4%) and well above the district's 9.0%. Independence Primary School ranks 153 of 1,560 (90th percentile) with strong 4th grade results.
Free/reduced lunch rates are low across all three schools (11.04% to 13.86%), and student-teacher ratios are tight (13.2 to 15.7). Per-student spending ranges from $12,429 at the primary to $17,215 at the high school, though that 2018–2019 figure is historical context rather than a current comparison — notably, the highest-spending school does not show the highest average proficiency. A few year-over-year declines are worth watching: primary 3rd grade ELA (87.5% to 80.8%), middle 6th grade math (87.0% to 63.9%), high school Geometry (76.4% to 68.7%), and high school Algebra I (87.9% to 82.2%). None dropped these schools below state averages.
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