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Independence Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Independence Elementary is a public elementary school located in Independence, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 189 students. The school is part of the Independence School District, which is ranked 374 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Independence Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking between 593 and 932 out of over 1,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized test, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 26.92% to 40.74%, compared to the state average of 51.26% to 52.21%. Compared to nearby schools like Galesville Elementary, Independence Elementary generally performs worse on the Forward Exam.

The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Independence Elementary spends $14,468 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby schools like Arcadia Elementary ($15,233 per student). The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

182

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,468

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23786 Indee Blvd
Independence, WI 54747-9095

(715) 985-3172

District: Independence School District

Students who attend Independence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Independence Middle
High:	Independence High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

White:

34.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg54%

820^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

374^th of 426Independence School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	820 of 1044	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	877 of 1061	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	881 of 1067	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	804 of 1067	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	853 of 1050	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	593 of 1037	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	741 of 1025	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	796 of 1071	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.8	771 of 1075	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	932 of 1076	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	926 of 1061	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	894 of 1053	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	890 of 1045	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	888 of 1046	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	914 of 1045	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	864 of 1030	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	58.1	511 of 1021	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	155 of 255	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	190 of 269	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	207 of 249	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	99 of 248	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	109 of 222	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	53 of 275	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.6	168 of 287	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	815 of 1001	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	813 of 1011	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	691 of 1010	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	743 of 1017	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	833 of 1004	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	532 of 1002	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	779 of 997	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	197 of 322	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	230 of 331	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	177 of 296	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	210 of 274	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	265 of 271	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	832 of 870	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	736 of 866	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	739 of 871	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	602 of 859	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	661 of 847	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	431 of 874	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	507 of 854	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	723 of 1000	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	851 of 1012	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	882 of 1011	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	759 of 1017	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	735 of 1003	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	565 of 1002	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	573 of 997	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	645 of 802	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	39.9	455 of 699	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	290 of 718	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	237 of 686	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

White (2021)35th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

Social Studies41%-23 vs state

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

Science30%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23786 Indee Blvd	Independence	54747	Trempealeau County	Independence School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 985-3172	182	18	9.9	76.9%	62 (34.1%)	1 (0.5%)	111 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	28.2	820^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.3	877^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.3%	57	37.5	40.7	26.9		50.0	33.3	53.9		40.7	29.6	$14,468	$936	$13,533
Whitehall Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19121 Hobson St	Whitehall	54773	Trempealeau County	Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 538-4364	439	34	13.0	50.6%	323 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	40.7	719^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.1%		47	654^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.4%	65	33.3	50.9	46.0	34.6	40.7	56.4	60.0	45.5	54.6	45.5	$12,352	$1,209	$11,144
Arcadia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	358 E River St	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 323-3315	531	44	12.1	82.7%	68 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.6	911^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.7%		19.8	888^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.3%	23	32.9	27.0			31.9	32.9			32.9	22.4	$15,233	$769	$14,464
Blair-Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N31024 Elland Rd	Blair	54616	Trempealeau County	Blair-Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 989-9835	306	23	13.3	49.3%	271 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	42.4	690^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.9%		51.3	613^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.2%	77	47.5	39.5	56.8		62.5	39.5	48.7		44.7	42.1	$13,782	$1,105	$12,677
Eleva-Strum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W23597 Us-10	Strum	54770	Trempealeau County	Eleva-Strum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 695-2916	325	28	11.6	34.5%	291 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	65.1	384^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.6	493^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	53.5%	109	65.1	60.4	50.0		74.4	64.2	47.5		71.7	52.8	$12,852	$632	$12,221
Gilmanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W756 County Road Z	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 946-3158	52	5	10.8	30.8%	48 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	45.6	649^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.8%		27.5	832^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	21.6%	183	66.7	50.0			66.7	25.0			50.0	37.5	$13,759	$1,421	$12,338
Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22750 Washington St	Ettrick	54627	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 525-4571	124	10	11.8	27.4%	119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	72.3	285^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.9	458^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.8%	173	94.4	50.0	62.5		88.9	61.1	81.3		72.2	44.4	$13,251	$525	$12,726
Osseo-Fairchild Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13025 15th St	Osseo	54758	Trempealeau County	Osseo-Fairchild School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 597-3196	367	30	12.2	46.0%	331 (90.2%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	48.5	610^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.6%		42.3	704^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.6%	94	39.6	48.7	44.2		69.8	48.7	51.9		61.5	46.2	$14,860	$2,303	$12,556
Mondovi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 926-3645	491	35	13.8	40.1%	439 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	43.5	674^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.4%		58.1	517^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.3%	157	35.5	56.1	45.8		42.1	43.9	39.0		71.2	53.0	$12,182	$1,050	$11,132
Galesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17151 French Rd	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 582-2241	263	21	12.4	30.8%	228 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	43.3	677^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.2%		51.9	608^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.7%	69	55.9	40.4	45.0		58.8	34.8	52.5		63.0	41.3	$13,773	$695	$13,078

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Independence Elementary?

Students at Independence Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 34% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Independence Elementary a good school?

Independence Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Independence Elementary in?

Independence School District

What schools do graduates of Independence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Independence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Independence Middle
High : Independence High

How many students attend Independence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Independence Elementary.

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