Summary:
ZIP code 54747 covers Independence, Wisconsin, and is served by three public schools in the Independence School District: Independence Elementary (PK–5, 182 students), Independence Middle (6–8, 101 students), and Independence High (9–12, 142 students), totaling 425 students. The district overall ranks 375th of 432 districts statewide, at the 13th percentile with 1 star, so all three schools operate in a challenging district context, and all three sit below the median in their respective school-type rankings.
Among the three, Independence Middle is the relative standout: it has the highest 2025–2026 rank percentile at 35th with 2 stars — the only 2-star rating among these schools — and by far the lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.0%, compared with 16.8% districtwide and 17.3% statewide. In 2024–2025, its 8th-grade results exceeded state averages in ELA, mathematics, social studies, and science. However, its rank has slipped from 52nd percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024, and in 2025–2026 every tested subject fell below state averages. Independence Elementary shows the sharpest split in the data: 2025–2026 math averages 61.2% versus the state's 53.1% (about 8 points above), while ELA averages just 28.5% versus 53.2% (roughly 25 points below).
Independence High has a solid completion profile — a 91.8% graduation rate, essentially matching the state's 92.0%, and a 0.7% dropout rate versus 1.1% statewide — but chronic absenteeism is 23.2%, well above the state's 17.3%, and its 2025–2026 scores trail the state in every reported subject. Because the three schools together enroll only 425 students, grade-level test cohorts are small and year-to-year changes can swing widely, so single-year results should be read with caution.
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