📍 132 West Springdale Road, Rock Hill, York County, 29730
Independence Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rock Hill, York County. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the York 03 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Elementary enrolls 567 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 28% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 268 | 47% |
| White | 158 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 567 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-50, state senate district 15, state house district 43.
Independence Elementary is one of 25 schools in York 03, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The district serves 16,034 students district-wide and employs 1,260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 567 students, Independence Elementary is close to the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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