State/Public Elementary Open

Independence Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 8435 Victoria Ave., South Gate, Los Angeles County, 90280

438
Pupils
17.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Independence Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Gate, Los Angeles County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carlos Gonzalez. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.

School details

Principal
Carlos Gonzalez
School district
Los Angeles Unified

Enrollment & staffing

Independence Elementary enrolls 438 students across grades Kโ€“5. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.

Teachers (FTE)
25.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Free & reduced-price lunch

422 of the school's 438 students (96%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Independence Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.

School district: Los Angeles Unified

Independence Elementary is one of 785 schools in Los Angeles Unified, based in Los Angeles, California. The district serves 408,026 students district-wide and employs 21,760 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 438 students, Independence Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 520 students per school.

408,026
District students
785
Schools
21,760
Teachers (FTE)

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