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Does Independence Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271007120
Independence Elementary
8435 Victoria Ave., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 249-9559 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
396 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.3pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 23.8% | 26.2% | 34.6% |
| Math | 13.0% | 18.5% | 28.2% | 40.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 35.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 36.5% |
| 2017-18 | 33.5% | 30.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 28.1% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Independence Elementary
Independence Elementary's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Elementary this school | 418 | 94.7% | 36.8% |
| Lowell Elementary Santa Ana | 426 | 95.1% | 13.4% |
| Morningside Elementary San Fernando | 408 | 94.1% | 26.6% |
| San Fernando Elementary San Fernando | 421 | 94.3% | 31.7% |
| S Ben Benavidez Elementary Parlier | 409 | 95.6% | 28.7% |
| Mains Elementary Calexico | 408 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Independence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,783 of 5,151 | #686 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,076 of 5,172 ▼ 935 | #805 of 1,129 ▼ 299 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #3,005 of 5,172 ▲ 157 | #722 of 1,129 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #1,078 of 5,116 | #171 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #3,454 of 5,915 | #725 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #533 of 5,352 | #164 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.8% | #5,253 of 5,354 | #1,182 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #484 of 5,625 | #236 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #127 of 3,837 | #63 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
-143 (-25%) vs 2020
-59% since 2000-01, when it was 1,013
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | 95% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 93% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 25.5 | 17.2:1 | 96% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 96% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 31 | 22.9:1 | 93% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 92% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | N/A | N/A | 92% (714) |
| 2000-01 | 1,013 | 54 | 18.8:1 | 95% (967) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (709 to 418); teachers down 29% (31 to 22).
About Independence Elementary
Independence Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in South Gate, California, under Los Angeles Unified. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 418 students.
In Los Angeles Unified, 784 schools enroll a combined 406,887 students.
Independence Elementary enrolls a student body that is 98% Hispanic. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, Independence Elementary comes in at 4%.
Federal data list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Independence Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.0:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The lunch program counts 95% of students at Independence Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
allk12 grades Independence Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Independence Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.8%; the prediction is 24.0%.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The school nearest to Independence Elementary is South Gate Senior High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Independence Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 561 to 418 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Independence Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other Independence Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 15 states are named Independence Elementary. Independence Elementary is the 14th largest of the 18.
- Independence ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 709 students
- INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARYWINTER GARDEN, FL · 889 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolLEWISVILLE, TX · 830 students
- INDEPENDENCE ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 762 students
- INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARYBIG LAKE, MN · 758 students
Nearby schools
- South Gate Senior High0.3 mi · 1,681
- Odyssey Continuation0.3 mi · 100
- State Street Elementary0.3 mi · 396
- Valiente College Preparatory Charter0.4 mi · 108
- San Gabriel Avenue Elementary0.5 mi · 432
- Hope Street Elementary0.7 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Independence ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Independence Elementary?
Independence Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
Is Independence Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Independence Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Independence Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Independence Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Independence Elementary?
At Independence Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Independence Elementary?
Independence Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.