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Independence High School
270 Tiger Ave
Independence LA, 70443, Tangipahoa County
Phone: 985-878-9436
Ranking: 
(234 out of 276, bottom 15%)*
(234 out of 276, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tangipahoa Parish 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: | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 461 | 508 | 541 | 548 | 534 | 528 | 513 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 128 | 27.8% | 143 | 28.1% | 162 | 29.9% | 168 | 30.7% | 147 | 27.5% | 163 | 30.9% | 155 | 30.2% |
| Grade 10: | 121 | 26.2% | 123 | 24.2% | 131 | 24.2% | 141 | 25.7% | 135 | 25.3% | 129 | 24.4% | 130 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 94 | 20.4% | 131 | 25.8% | 130 | 24.0% | 119 | 21.7% | 129 | 24.2% | 119 | 22.5% | 124 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 118 | 25.6% | 111 | 21.9% | 117 | 21.6% | 119 | 21.7% | 117 | 21.9% | 117 | 22.2% | 104 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 53.8% | 259 | 51.0% | 276 | 51.0% | 293 | 53.5% | 269 | 50.4% | 267 | 50.6% | 270 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 213 | 46.2% | 249 | 49.0% | 265 | 49.0% | 255 | 46.5% | 257 | 48.1% | 253 | 47.9% | 239 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 9.1% | 41 | 8.1% | 40 | 7.4% | 22 | 4.0% | 24 | 4.5% | 24 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 252 | 54.7% | 252 | 49.6% | 262 | 48.4% | 275 | 50.2% | 260 | 48.7% | 257 | 48.7% | 247 | 48.1% |
| White: | 162 | 35.1% | 203 | 40.0% | 218 | 40.3% | 224 | 40.9% | 241 | 45.1% | 240 | 45.5% | 236 | 46.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 15 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 378 | 82.0% | 393 | 77.4% | 401 | 74.1% | 374 | 68.2% | 368 | 68.9% | 375 | 71.0% | 334 | 65.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 6.7% | 33 | 6.5% | 41 | 7.6% | 34 | 6.2% | 36 | 6.7% | 43 | 8.1% | 44 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.17 | 14.51 | 15.92 | 17.63 | 16.26 | 16.50 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | 56% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 61% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 58% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 61% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 58% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 57% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 58% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,511.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,325.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,011.0 |
* 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.