Enrollment
222
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007705566
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
850 10TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10019 · (212) 262-8067 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
203 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 56 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -21.0pp since 2023
Math
8.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 21.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York 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 New York'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 HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 222 | 91.4% | 33.8% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES II BRONX | 250 | 91.2% | 37.2% |
| HERITAGE SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 223 | 94.2% | 44.3% |
| BRONX DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY BRONX | 223 | 94.6% | 33.3% |
| FORSYTHE SATELLITE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 168 | 90.5% | 55.0% |
| MOTT HALL HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 277 | 94.9% | 37.7% |
Matched among New York high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,024 of 1,135 | #113 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #1,100 of 1,109 ▼ 114 | #111 of 112 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,064 of 1,135 ▼ 255 | #118 of 125 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,045 of 1,216 | #109 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #141 of 1,058 | #14 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #412 of 1,070 | #73 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #174 of 1,167 | #31 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #108 of 743 | #19 of 79 |
Ranked against other public high 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
222
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 222 | 24.7 | 9.0:1 | 91% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 24.5 | 10.8:1 | 94% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 25 | 9.3:1 | 89% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 90% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 92% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 81% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 80% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
About INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL is a very small high school that serves part of NEW YORK, New York. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 222 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in New York enroll around 668, and this school is 67% below that mark.
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which has 119 schools enrolling 54,599 students.
Of every 100 students at INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, about 59 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 3% White, and 2% Asian. New York County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
The school had 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.0:1. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 91%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in New York County is 21 points.
On the allk12 Grade, INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 11% of New York public high schools.
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.8% is 7.5 points below the 41.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider New York County area, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across New York County, 358 public schools serve about 152,104 students.
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL's nearest public school is HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL. INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 222, down from 250 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.4 to 9.0 over 4 years.
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New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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- CITY KNOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 168
- PS 111 ADOLPH S OCHS0.2 mi · 398
- FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 394
- FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 474
- HIGH SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT0.3 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL?
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 09-12.
Is INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL?
At INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL in?
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
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