📍 675 29 Rd, Grand Junction, Mesa County, 81504
Independence Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Junction, Mesa County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Independence Academy enrolls 485 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 485 students (24%) 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 Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school.
Independence Academy is one of 47 schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, based in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. The district serves 19,753 students district-wide and employs 1,293 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Independence Academy is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
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