State/Public Elementary Open

Independence Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6850 Hubbard Rd, Clarkston, Oakland County, 48348

439
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Independence Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clarkston, Oakland County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clarkston Community School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Clarkston Community School District

Enrollment & staffing

Independence Elementary School enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
219 (50%)
Female students
220 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.8
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.2% Two or more races and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White38588%
Two or more races235.2%
Hispanic or Latino173.9%
Black or African American81.8%
Asian51.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

61 of the school's 439 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Independence Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 43.

School district: Clarkston Community School District

Independence Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Clarkston Community School District, based in CLARKSTON, Michigan. The district serves 6,728 students district-wide and employs 490 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Independence Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.

6,728
District students
13
Schools
490
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
1%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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