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Independence Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

8435 Victoria Ave

South Gate CA, 90280, Los Angeles County

Phone: 323-249-9559

Ranking:

(4,950 out of 6,930, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	34		34		34		NA	NA	40		43		49
Total Students:	829		772		770		773		787		820		828
Kindergarten:	162	19.5%	132	17.1%	125	16.2%	109	14.1%	139	17.7%	140	17.1%	125	15.1%
Grade 1:	118	14.2%	117	15.2%	153	19.9%	124	16.0%	126	16.0%	118	14.4%	141	17.0%
Grade 2:	137	16.5%	126	16.3%	127	16.5%	132	17.1%	117	14.9%	147	17.9%	142	17.1%
Grade 3:	125	15.1%	138	17.9%	133	17.3%	127	16.4%	139	17.7%	151	18.4%	148	17.9%
Grade 4:	138	16.6%	143	18.5%	121	15.7%	143	18.5%	127	16.1%	145	17.7%	118	14.3%
Grade 5:	149	18.0%	116	15.0%	111	14.4%	137	17.7%	139	17.7%	119	14.5%	154	18.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	441	53.2%	405	52.5%	379	49.2%	388	50.2%	378	48.0%	386	47.1%	412	49.8%
Female:	388	46.8%	367	47.5%	391	50.8%	385	49.8%	409	52.0%	434	52.9%	412	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Hispanic:	822	99.2%	766	99.2%	762	99.0%	764	98.8%	780	99.1%	813	99.1%	824	99.5%
Black:	2	0.2%	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%
White:	4	0.5%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	684	82.5%	624	80.8%	NA	NA	696	90.0%	687	87.3%	697	85.0%	667	80.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	7.4%	66	8.5%	NA	NA	18	2.3%	46	5.8%	64	7.8%	100	12.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.38		22.71		22.65		NA	NA	19.68		17.80		17.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	320.3	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.9	325	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.4	333	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.7	336.7	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.7	341.7	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	345.5	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.6	349.9	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.5	353.4	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.9	356.6	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.0	353.4	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	348.8	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.8	351.2	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.9	362.5	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.3	360.4	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.6	364.8	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.5	365.9	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	364.6	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.3	371.2	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.8	366.2	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.5	365.4	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282.3	307.1	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292.2	308.8	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291.7	316.5	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.1	317.9	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291.6	319.8	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316.7	325.8	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.7	329.4	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	335.7	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.3	340.4	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.5	338.4	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.5	344	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.3	352.4	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.4	358.5	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.1	363.6	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.2	371.9	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.8	376.4	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	382	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397.8	398.9	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390.1	397.1	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.2	396.3	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.7	325.2	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.1	330.3	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.1	335.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.8	339.2	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.9	344.4	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	353	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.6	356.2	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.6	360.5	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.2	367.2	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.3	365.3	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.5	335.9	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.1	343.1	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.9	350	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.6	356	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.8	367.4	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.8	371.9	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.5	380.7	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.2	387.2	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403.7	392.2	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394.2	392.9	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.3	325.5	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.9	324.9	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.3	327.2	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.3	329.3	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.9	334.4	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	341	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.8	346.2	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	350.5	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.6	355.2	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.1	355.6	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	328.9	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	337.1	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.4	340.8	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.5	345.9	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	357	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.3	365.9	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.3	370.7	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.2	384.8	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.1	386	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.3	385.3	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.2	307	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297.2	311.6	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.4	316.5	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.5	323.5	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.1	334.5	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.5	340.5	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	348	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.5	355.5	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.4	359.6	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.1	358.1	366.9

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* Independence Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.