Alternative/PRU High Open

Independence High School

๐Ÿ“ 100 Youth Center Rd, Elko, Elko County, 89801

23
Pupils
4.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Independence High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Elko, Elko County. The school has 23 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Correctional School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.

School details

School district
Correctional School District

Enrollment & staffing

Independence High School enrolls 23 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 96% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.4:1.

Male students
22 (96%)
Female students
0 (0%)
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student-teacher ratio
4.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American1045%
Hispanic or Latino523%
White314%
Two or more races314%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander14.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 6โ€“12

Independence High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 19, state house district 33.

School district: Correctional School District

Independence High School is one of 1 schools in Correctional School District, based in ELKO, Nevada. The district serves 40 students district-wide and employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 23 students, Independence High School is smaller than the district average of about 40 students per school.

40
District students
1
Schools
5
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
10%
Graduation rate
19%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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