📍 2511 Windhaven Pkwy, Lewisville, Denton County, 75056
Independence el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lewisville, Denton County. The school has 799 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Sherer. It is part of the Lewisville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence el enrolls 799 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Asian and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 443 | 55% |
| Asian | 197 | 25% |
| White | 80 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 799 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Independence el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 65.
Independence el is one of 62 schools in LEWISVILLE ISD, based in LEWISVILLE, Texas. The district serves 47,876 students district-wide and employs 3,717 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 799 students, Independence el is close to the district average of about 772 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large