Summary:
The 54747 zip code is home to a single public high school, Independence High, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Independence School District. While the school has a relatively small enrollment of 145 students, it faces several challenges, including a declining statewide ranking, below-average academic performance, and a high chronic absenteeism rate.
Independence High's statewide ranking has dropped from 329 out of 415 Wisconsin high schools in 2022-2023 to 385 out of 431 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the 10th-grade Forward Exam and ACT tests lag behind the state averages, with only 35% proficiency in Social Studies, 30% in English Language Arts, and 26.67% in Science, compared to the state averages of 47.67%, 48.62%, and 43.42%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.
Despite the school's academic challenges, Independence High has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 and a higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,839 for the 2020-2021 school year. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 58.62% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which can present additional obstacles in terms of academic support and resources. Overall, the data suggests that Independence High is struggling to keep up with the performance of other high schools in Wisconsin and may require targeted interventions to address the identified challenges and improve student outcomes.
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