📍 13451 N. Extension Rd., Lodi, San Joaquin County, 95242
Independence is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Lodi, San Joaquin County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dave Vujovich. It is part of the Lodi Unified school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
Independence enrolls 192 students across grades K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 50% |
| White | 44 | 23% |
| Asian | 29 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 192 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Independence is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Independence is one of 49 schools in Lodi Unified, based in Lodi, California. The district serves 27,109 students district-wide and employs 1,269 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Independence is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.