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What's the one class at INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FARGO 6·NCES 381941000867
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3700 54th St S, Fargo, ND 58104 · (701) 356-5890 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 North Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
168 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 49% · 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
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
43.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 553 | 30.4% | N/A |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 639 | 32.1% | N/A |
| FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Fargo | 473 | 28.5% | N/A |
| CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 493 | 54.0% | N/A |
| BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 622 | 23.0% | N/A |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fargo | 469 | 41.6% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota 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 North Dakota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #101 of 199 | #14 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #122 of 199 | #14 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #9 of 283 | #4 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #81 of 130 | #22 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #14 of 131 | #7 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #107 of 201 | #16 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #32 of 45 | #8 of 8 |
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
553
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 553 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 40.5 | 14.5:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 35.5 | 15.1:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 42 | 12.6:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 42.5 | 12.3:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 24% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (521 to 553); teachers down 1% (42.5 to 42).
About INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota, and it is part of WEST FARGO 6. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 553 students. Enrollment is 161% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Dakota, which is about 212.
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in WEST FARGO 6, a district with 13,175 students across 26 schools.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining students are 22% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Cass County is about 82% White. By the diversity index, INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 65%.
The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 30%. Across public schools in Cass County, the average is about the same, 30%.
Measured against North Dakota public elementary schools, INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census estimates describe Cass County this way: median household income is about $75,555, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cass County number 66 and enroll about 27,826.
The nearest public school is WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 553 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 531.
Discussions about INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST FARGO 6
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,380 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,103 students
- CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,006 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
- HORACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
Other schools in Fargo
- FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,277 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,110 students
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 992 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 873 students
- CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
Other Independence Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 15 states are named Independence Elementary. INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 9th 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
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,400
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,103
- OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL0.6 mi · 554
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 379
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 469
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 53% White, 7% Hispanic, 22% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST FARGO 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.