Overview of Independence High School: Independence High School serves 2,426 learners in grade levels 912.

Independence High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in North Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%) for the 202021 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is ≤1% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 48%) for the 202021 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 46% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 47%) for the 202021 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the North Carolina state level of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 72% of the learner body (majority Black and Latino), which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 52% (majority Black and Latino). Independence High School’s learner population of 2,426 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 134 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

Independence High School places among the upper 20% of public schools in North Carolina for:

CategoryAttribute

equityMost diverse schools (upper 5%)

School Comparison: Independence High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,561 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 202021 school year.

The equity score of Independence High School is 0.73, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Independence High School is Queen’s Grant Community School (2.4 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Northeast Middle School (0.4 miles away)