Summary:
The Independence School District in Wisconsin contains just one high school: Independence High, which serves grades 9–12 in the community of Independence, WI, with an enrollment of 142 students. Because it is the district's only high school, it is also the district's entire high-school profile, and its school-level numbers generally mirror the district-level ones. Parents considering this school should read the data as a single-school case rather than a comparison among local options; the more useful comparison is against statewide averages.
Graduation and dropout outcomes are the clearest strengths. Independence High graduates 91.8% of students, essentially matching the state's 92.0%, and its dropout rate of 0.7% is below the statewide 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a significant concern at 23.2% — above the state's 17.3% and the district's 16.8%. On test proficiency, every reported subject sits below the state average. Mathematics is the lowest 2025–2026 result at 30.56% proficient versus 42.93% statewide, followed by Social Studies at 33.33% (state: 48.25%), Science at 36.11% (state: 43.20%), and English Language Arts at 38.89% (state: 48.47%). There is positive momentum, though: ELA proficiency rose from 30% to 38.89% and Science from 26.67% to 36.11% year over year, narrowing the state gap in both. Social Studies slipped from 35% to 33.33% while the state slightly improved.
The school's ranking improved to 377 of 533, or the 29th percentile, in 2025–2026, up from the 11th percentile in 2024–2025 and the 19th in 2023–2024 — yet it has held a 1-star rating in all three years shown. Context metrics include 50% free/reduced lunch, $18,332 in per-student spending, and a 13.8 student-teacher ratio. With only 142 students across four grades, tested cohorts are small, so a few students moving in or out of proficiency can shift percentages by several points, making single-year changes less reliable than in a larger school.
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