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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKOTA LOCAL·NCES 390461100450
Independence Elementary School
7480 Princeton Rd, Liberty Township, OH 45044 · (513) 755-8300 · Butler County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
122 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 158 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
88.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
92.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.1% | 92.3% |
| 2023-24 | 88.2% | 90.4% |
| 2022-23 | 87.2% | 90.8% |
| 2021-22 | 85.9% | 91.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
89.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 (89.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Elementary School this school | 608 | 20.1% | 89.4% |
| Centerville Primary Village North Centerville | 545 | 21.1% | N/A |
| Maple Dale Elementary School Cincinnati | 584 | 14.9% | 93.6% |
| Kinsner Elementary School Strongsville | 643 | 18.0% | 84.4% |
| Concord Elementary School Troy | 632 | 17.7% | 86.4% |
| Weller Elementary School Centerville | 533 | 17.3% | 84.9% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #53 of 673 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #45 of 1,569 ▲ 22 | #2 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #79 of 1,569 ▲ 24 | #2 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #916 of 1,514 | #24 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #265 of 1,808 | #25 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,438 of 1,582 | #34 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #561 of 1,590 | #34 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #635 of 767 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #746 of 992 | #22 of 27 |
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
608
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 608 | 28 | 21.7:1 | 20% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 23.5 | 25.0:1 | 18% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 24.5 | 23.5:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 24 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 29.4 | 22.2:1 | 16% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 29 | 23.3:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 1% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (651 to 608); teachers down 5% (29.4 to 28).
About Independence Elementary School
Independence Elementary School is an elementary school in Liberty Township, Ohio, and it is part of Lakota Local. Enrolled students number 608 students, in grades 3 through 6. Enrollment is 50% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
Independence Elementary School belongs to Lakota Local, a district of 22 schools and 17,853 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Independence Elementary School combined. Other students are 9% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Independence Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.7:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Butler County average 42%.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 81.2%. Independence Elementary School scores 89.4%.
Census estimates describe Butler County this way: median household income is about $81,590, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 90 public schools in Butler County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,107.
The school nearest to Independence Elementary School is Lakota East High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of Independence Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Independence Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Independence Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 608, 7% above the 566 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 21.7 students per teacher, compared with 23.6 in 2020-21.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakota Local
- Lakota West High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Lakota East High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Lakota Plains Junior SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Endeavor Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Hopewell Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 727 students
Other schools in Liberty Township
- Lakota East High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Lakota Plains Junior SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Liberty Junior SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- VanGorden Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
Other Independence Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 15 states are named Independence Elementary. Independence Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 18.
- Independence Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 272 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
- Lakota East High School1.0 mi · 2,660
- Liberty Junior School1.4 mi · 681
- Woodland Elementary School1.4 mi · 605
- Wyandot Early Childhood School1.8 mi · 655
- Liberty Early Childhood School2.5 mi · 407
- Mason Early Childhood Center Elementary School3.0 mi · 1,997
Frequently asked questions
About Independence Elementary SchoolHow large is Independence Elementary School?
Independence Elementary School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 03-06.
Is Independence Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Independence Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Independence Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Independence Elementary School is approximately 21.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Independence Elementary School?
At Independence Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Independence Elementary School?
Independence Elementary School is overseen by Lakota Local in Butler County.
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