📍 230 S Orchard Dr, Bolingbrook, Will County, 60440
Independence Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bolingbrook, Will County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lizzeth Fausto. It is part of the Valley View CUSD 365U school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Elem School enrolls 620 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 349 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 162 | 26% |
| White | 56 | 9% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 620 students (73%) 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 Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 85.
Independence Elem School is one of 20 schools in Valley View CUSD 365U, based in Romeoville, Illinois. The district serves 14,710 students district-wide and employs 1,185 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 620 students, Independence Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 736 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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