Independence High School
5175 Refugee Rd Columbus OH, 43232, Franklin County Phone: 614-365-5372 Ranking:  (678 out of 821, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Columbus City 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: | 38 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 48 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 592 | 676 | 696 | 781 | 920 | 935 | 977 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 181 | 30.6% | 197 | 29.1% | 169 | 24.3% | 208 | 26.6% | 295 | 32.1% | 303 | 32.4% | 363 | 37.2% |
| Grade 10: | 149 | 25.2% | 156 | 23.1% | 165 | 23.7% | 174 | 22.3% | 211 | 22.9% | 188 | 20.1% | 190 | 19.4% |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 21.8% | 156 | 23.1% | 172 | 24.7% | 211 | 27.0% | 223 | 24.2% | 225 | 24.1% | 244 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 133 | 22.5% | 167 | 24.7% | 190 | 27.3% | 188 | 24.1% | 191 | 20.8% | 219 | 23.4% | 180 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 52.0% | 351 | 51.9% | 356 | 51.1% | 372 | 47.6% | 438 | 47.6% | 471 | 50.4% | 517 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 284 | 48.0% | 325 | 48.1% | 340 | 48.9% | 409 | 52.4% | 462 | 50.2% | 448 | 47.9% | 452 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 3.9% | 31 | 4.6% | 15 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.8% | 22 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 515 | 87.0% | 591 | 87.4% | 620 | 89.1% | 700 | 89.6% | 821 | 89.2% | 842 | 90.1% | 883 | 90.4% |
| White: | 39 | 6.6% | 39 | 5.8% | 40 | 5.7% | 49 | 6.3% | 54 | 5.9% | 54 | 5.8% | 57 | 5.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 67.4% | 443 | 65.5% | 454 | 65.2% | 517 | 66.2% | 370 | 40.2% | 535 | 57.2% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.7% | 40 | 5.9% | 47 | 6.8% | 55 | 7.0% | 32 | 3.5% | 63 | 6.7% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.58 | 16.49 | 16.57 | 17.36 | 17.69 | 19.50 | 21.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OGT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 43.2% | 84.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 67.5% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 72.3% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.2% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 67.9% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.6% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 68.6% | 82.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 64.7% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 65.5% | 83.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 62% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.4% | 92% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 85.4% | 89.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 83.3% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.6% | 83% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.3% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.7% | 86% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 75.8% | 87.6% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 45.8% | 73% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 48.6% | 73.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 54.9% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.6% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 51.4% | 81.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 54.0% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 63.8% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65.8% | 79.5% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.5% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.1% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.9% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 68.9% | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 66.5% | 76.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 65.7% | 81.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 67.7% | 83.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 83.1% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85% | 89.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 81.6% | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 75.8% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72.8% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.2% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.2% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 81.9% | 88.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 79.6% | 89.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.8% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 79.4% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 78.9% | 88.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 90% | 91.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.4% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 87.1% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.3% | 92.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 86.5% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 92.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 66.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 69.8% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 70.3% | 84.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 68.6% | 85.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 69.2% | 84.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 71.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 69.7% | 85.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78.9% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.5% | 86.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.7% | 88.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 80.1% | 88.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 79.4% | 88% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 78.5% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.8% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.6% | 93.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.4% | 93% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.9% | 93.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.1% | 0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.7% | 93.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 86.5% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.6% | 92.1% |
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* Independence High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.