📍 100 Blue Devil Drive, Independence, Grayson County, 24348
Independence Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Independence, Grayson County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grayson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Independence Middle enrolls 262 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 262 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 5.
Independence Middle is one of 7 schools in Grayson County Public Schools, based in Independence, Virginia. The district serves 1,561 students district-wide and employs 147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 262 students, Independence Middle is larger than the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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