Independence Elementary School

Set in Liberty Township, Ohio, Independence Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary campus, overseen by Lakota Local. It teaches 608 students across grades 3 through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Independence Elementary School sits 50% above that benchmark.

Across the 25 schools in Lakota Local (18,806 students total), Independence Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Independence Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 9% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Independence Elementary School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Independence Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Butler County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Independence Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.2%; this one delivers 89.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Butler County) records that median household earnings sit near $81,590, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Butler County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), of which Independence Elementary School is one.

Lakota East High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Independence Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 79.2%.

Independence Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Independence Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 608). The White share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 70% over that span.

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