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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007004028
Independence Elementary School
230 S Orchard Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 759-7282 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
419 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 21.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 School
Independence Elementary School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Elementary School this school | 617 | 67.9% | 36.7% |
| Oak View Elementary School Bolingbrook | 636 | 67.6% | 39.8% |
| Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Center Romeoville | 515 | 66.4% | N/A |
| Swan Hillman Elementary School Rockford | 581 | 74.5% | 27.3% |
| Rowe Elementary Chicago | 617 | 68.4% | 13.8% |
| Central Park Elementary School Midlothian | 640 | 67.5% | 26.5% |
Matched among Illinois 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #1,029 of 1,925 | #69 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,054 of 2,077 ▲ 54 | #72 of 100 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,156 of 2,077 ▲ 79 | #75 of 100 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #246 of 2,419 | #15 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #888 of 2,035 | #41 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #659 of 2,042 | #56 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #783 of 2,132 | #23 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #815 of 1,461 | #44 of 71 |
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
617
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 567
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 | 617 | 47.5 | 13.0:1 | 68% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 46.5 | 12.9:1 | 70% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 43.5 | 14.3:1 | 73% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 50.8 | 13.8:1 | 78% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 75% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 62% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 28 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (701 to 617); teachers down 6% (50.8 to 47.5).
About Independence Elementary School
Independence Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 617 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 62% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Valley View CUSD 365U has a total of 20 schools and 14,710 students, Independence Elementary School among them.
Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at Independence Elementary School. The remaining students are 22% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Will County is about 20% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Independence Elementary School comes in at 58%.
Independence Elementary School employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 68% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Independence Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.7% is 4.4 points above the 32.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Will County this way: median household income is about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.
The closest other public school is Bolingbrook High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Independence Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.7% versus a 47.0% average.
Locale data from NCES put Independence Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 617 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 642.
Discussions about Independence Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- John J Lukancic Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Other schools in Bolingbrook
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Jane Addams Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
Other Independence Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 15 states are named Independence Elementary. Independence Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 18.
- 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
- Independence ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Bolingbrook High School0.5 mi · 3,298
- Jane Addams Middle School0.6 mi · 548
- Oak View Elementary School0.8 mi · 636
- Jamie McGee Elementary School1.0 mi · 487
- Brooks Middle School1.1 mi · 850
- Pioneer Elementary School2.0 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About Independence Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Independence Elementary School?
Independence Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades KG-05.
Is Independence Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Independence Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Independence Elementary School have?
Independence Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Independence Elementary School?
Student demographics at Independence Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 60% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Independence Elementary School in?
Independence Elementary School is part of Valley View CUSD 365U.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.