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Independence High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 22%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence High School enrolls 233 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 4.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 26% |
| White | 10 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 233 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Independence High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 67.
Independence High School is one of 118 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 55,345 students district-wide and employs 4,641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 233 students, Independence High School is smaller than the district average of about 469 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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