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Independence Elementary School

Public Grades 3-6

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Independence Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Liberty Township, Ohio, part of the Lakota Local School District. With consistently strong academic performance, Independence Elementary has been one of the top-ranked elementary schools in Ohio, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

The school's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels and subject areas, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on Ohio's standardized assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 80.5% for the Lakota Local district and 63.4% for the state. Independence Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student groups, ranking among the top 10 elementary schools in Ohio for female, male, African American, and multi-racial students, as well as the top 20 for English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

While nearby Cherokee Elementary and VanGorden Elementary schools within the Lakota Local district also demonstrate strong academic performance, they do not quite match the level of excellence achieved by Independence Elementary. The school's stable enrollment, experienced staff, and adequate resources likely contribute to its continued success in providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

608

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,408

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7480 Princeton Rd
Liberty Township, OH 45044-9619

(513) 755-8300

District: Lakota Local

Students who attend Independence Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Junior School
High:	Lakota East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

African American:

9.2%

Asian:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (90% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg78%

Ohio avg61%

35^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Lakota Local

173^rd of 828Lakota Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	35 of 1558	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	60 of 1577	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	51 of 1596	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	39 of 1588	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	50 of 1610	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	116 of 1676	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	169 of 1636	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.3	138 of 1651	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	85.3	154 of 1678	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	158 of 1684	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	75.8	396 of 1687	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	409 of 1701	76.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	270 of 1709	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	265 of 1686	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	241 of 1662	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	384 of 1610	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	396 of 1582	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	251 of 1609	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	395 of 1504	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	71.1	430 of 1501	71.4%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	345 of 1471	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	4 of 615	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	7 of 603	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	4 of 610	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	17 of 601	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	2 of 533	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	1 of 605	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	14 of 598	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	26 of 81	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	41 of 80	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.5	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	95.0	21 of 824	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	26 of 765	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	226 of 956	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	335 of 1021	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	97.0	1 of 258	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	17 of 239	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	51.5	72 of 174	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	10 of 1452	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	18 of 1466	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	46 of 1483	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	24 of 1488	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	25 of 1467	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	70 of 1502	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	160 of 1518	89.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	60.7	339 of 759	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.6	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	26 of 1473	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	20 of 1484	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	249 of 1447	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	94.7	12 of 1419	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	83 of 1404	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	158 of 1465	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	282 of 1465	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	6 of 1466	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	49 of 1485	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	19 of 1498	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	32 of 1518	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	57 of 1499	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	112 of 1535	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	178 of 1536	88.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	4 of 218	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	10 of 202	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	12 of 183	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	16 of 162	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	4 of 154	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	15 of 166	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	17 of 935	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	20 of 900	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	42 of 856	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	4 of 1175	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	56 of 1190	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	20 of 1215	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	24 of 1242	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	48 of 1249	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	81 of 1271	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	157 of 1309	88.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	89.8	42 of 1038	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	56 of 1050	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	39 of 1035	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)55th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics92%+32 vs state

Science92%+29 vs state

English Language Arts88%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Independence Elementary School	Public	3-6	7480 Princeton Rd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 755-8300	608	28	21.7	20.1%	423 (69.6%)	56 (9.2%)	26 (4.3%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.6%)	91.6	35^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.8%		89.6	60^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.2%	25	92.0	94.2	95.5	88.1	91.2	88.3	93.4	89.5	81.3	$13,408
Woodland Elementary School	Public	3-6	6923 Dutchland Blvd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 779-7775	605	27	22.8	44.0%	339 (56.0%)	67 (11.1%)	101 (16.7%)	59 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	32 (5.3%)	77.7	371^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.2%		79.7	321^st of 1577 public elementary schools	79.6%	50	82.8	77.3	82.7	80.2	64.9	68.2	73.3	83.7	70.3	$12,528
Wyandot Early Childhood School	Public	K-2	7667 Summerlin Blvd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 874-5505	655	28	23.8	29.6%	414 (63.2%)	67 (10.2%)	67 (10.2%)	62 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$13,175
Liberty Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-2	6040 Princeton Rd	Liberty Twp	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 777-6194	407	17	23.9	25.1%	257 (63.1%)	41 (10.1%)	22 (5.4%)	56 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$12,272
Mason Early Childhood Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4631 Hickory Woods Dr	Mason	45040	Warren County	Mason City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-3741	1,997	96	20.7	13.9%	847 (42.4%)	92 (4.6%)	122 (6.1%)	813 (40.7%)	18 (0.9%)	12 (0.6%)	93 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$13,409
VanGorden Elementary School	Public	3-6	6475 LeSourdsville West Cheste	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1150	670	29	23.1	28.1%	479 (71.5%)	47 (7.0%)	49 (7.3%)	68 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	83.6	203^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.0%		83.7	220^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.0%	17	76.5	71.0	91.2	75.5	88.7	80.4	80.3	87.0	88.6	$14,108
Union Elementary School	Public	3-6	7672 Lesourdsville West Cheste	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-2201	682	29	23.5	41.9%	382 (56.0%)	91 (13.3%)	65 (9.5%)	88 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	52 (7.6%)	79.4	333^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	78.6%		74.7	437^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.3%	104	82.6	81.3	86.6	71.6	72.4	77.9	73.3	81.9	65.0	$11,668
Monroe Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Macready Ave	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 360-0700	448	27	16.5	37.5%	306 (68.3%)	24 (5.4%)	43 (9.6%)	41 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)								(n/a)										$11,755
Hopewell Early Childhood School	Public	K-2	8300 Cox Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-6128	727	31	23.4	45.1%	411 (56.5%)	79 (10.9%)	64 (8.8%)	98 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	64 (8.8%)								(n/a)										$11,341
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	3-6	5345 Kyles Station Rd	Liberty Twp	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 755-8200	791	32	24.7	29.7%	470 (59.4%)	97 (12.3%)	98 (12.4%)	83 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.2%)	82.8	230^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.2%		81.7	279^th of 1577 public elementary schools	82.3%	49	82.9	79.8	84.4	83.9	82.1	71.8	81.4	82.9	75.7	$11,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Independence Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Liberty Junior School
High : Lakota East High School

What district is Independence Elementary School in?

Lakota Local

How many students attend Independence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Independence Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Independence Elementary School?

Students at Independence Elementary School are 70% White, 9% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Independence Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Independence Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 35^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

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